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Manos a la Obra the story of Operation Bootstrap

Title: Manos a la Obra [videorecording] : the story of Operation Bootstrap / Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos, City University of New York ; producers and directors, Pedro A. Rivera and Susan Zeig.
Publication: New York, NY : Cinema Guild, c1983.

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Description

1 videocassette (59 min.) : sd., col. & b&w; 1/2 in +

Summary

A documentary on Puerto Rico's "Operation Bootstrap," an economic development plan undertaken in the 1950s which was to attract U.S. capital and serve as a model for the Americas. Using newsreels, archival photographs, and excerpts from government propaganda films, examines the background and many problematic issues posed by the plan.

Subject

Note

Intended audience: Secondary through college students and adults.
Issued also in Spanish.

System Details (note)

VHS.

Call Number

*USS-735

LCCN

84707105 /F

OCLC

12133393

Title

Manos a la Obra [videorecording] : the story of Operation Bootstrap / Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos, City University of New York ; producers and directors, Pedro A. Rivera and Susan Zeig.

Imprint

New York, NY : Cinema Guild, c1983.

System Details

VHS.

Local Note

Library's copy lacks brochure.

Added Author

City University of New York. Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños.

Cinema Guild.

Research Call Number

*USS-735

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