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[This book] is a very welcome addition to the historiography of the Caribbean and to development-underdevelopment theory. -- Business History Review As meticulous in its research as it is evocative in its approach, Ayala's book is, without doubt, a significant contribution to the complex problem of the Caribbean plantation. -- Journal of American History Ayala has produced an accessible study of sugar in the Spanish Caribbean that will appeal to a broad audience of readers ranging from advanced undergraduates to economists, political scientists, and area specialists. Useful tables and clear, concise maps as well as detailed endnotes and an ample bibliography make this book a valuable reference tool not only for Latin Americanists, but also for anyone with interests as diverse as comparative colonialism and global economics. -- Americas Ayala makes an important contribution to Caribbean economic history with this comparative study of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. . . . An original work of tremendous interest to scholars concerned with Caribbean history, economic geography, corporate agriculture, and the political economy of development. -- Cuban Studies Both a contribution to the study of the sugar industry in the Caribbean and an examination of the processes of American imperialism in this tropical setting. . . . An excellent book that deserves a wide readership. -- American Historical Review

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