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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 ; produced and directed by Pedro A. Rivera and Susan Zeig.
Publication
New York, NY : Cinema Guild, c1983.

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Additional Authors
  • Rivera, Pedro Ángel.
  • Zeig, Susan.
  • City University of New York. Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños.
Description
1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
Presents 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.
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Credits (note)
  • Writer, Pedro A. Rivera ; narrator, Ilka Tanya Payan ; cinematography, Alicia Weber and Susan Zeig.
Language (note)
  • In English and Spanish with English subtitles.
OCLC
25693251
Title
Manos a la Obra [videorecording] : the story of Operation Bootstrap / Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos, City University of New York ; produced and directed by Pedro A. Rivera and Susan Zeig.
Imprint
New York, NY : Cinema Guild, c1983.
Credits
Writer, Pedro A. Rivera ; narrator, Ilka Tanya Payan ; cinematography, Alicia Weber and Susan Zeig.
Language
In English and Spanish with English subtitles.
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Added Author
Rivera, Pedro Ángel.
Zeig, Susan.
City University of New York. Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños.
Branch Call Number
VC 330.9729 M
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