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The urban poor of Puerto Rico: a study in development and inequality.Book 1974 • Safa, Helen Icken
Puerto Ricans (Island) • Middle America and the Caribbean > Caribbean
This is a study of the shantytown of 'Los Peloteros' (a pseudonym) located in the San Juan metropolitan area of Puerto Rico. Safa first studied 'Los Peloteros' in 1959-1960 and there are data on the physical description of the shantytown, methods of ...Changing forms of U.S. Hegemony in Puerto Ricoarticle 2003 • Safa, Helen Icken
Puerto Ricans (Island) • Middle America and the Caribbean > Caribbean
This study discusses the process of U. S. Hegemony in Puerto Rico since 1898 with emphasis on the intense Americanization of the population, but who, nevertheless, were still able to maintain their strong national cultural identity. Safa describes th...