Jamaica in the Age of Development: Petitions, Small Farming, And
Title Page Jamaica in the Age of Development: Petitions, Small Farming, and Agricultural Planning, 1895-1972 by José Andrés Fernández Montes de Oca B. A. in History, Universidad de Costa Rica, 2013 M. A. in History, University of Pittsburgh, 2016 Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy University of Pittsburgh 2020 Committee Membership Page UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH DIETRICH SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES This dissertation was presented by José Andrés Fernández Montes de Oca It was defended on November 25, 2020 and approved by Dr. George Reid Andrews, Distinguished Professor, Department of History Dr. Michel Gobat, Professor, Department of History Dr. Scott Morgenstern, Professor, Department of Political Science Thesis Advisor/Dissertation Director: Dr. Lara Putnam, Professor, Department of History ii Copyright © by José Andrés Fernández Montes de Oca 2020 iii Abstract Jamaica in the Age of Development: Petitions, Small Farming, and Agricultural Planning, 1895-1972 José Andrés Fernández Montes de Oca, PhD University of Pittsburgh, 2020 This dissertation analyses the development models pursued in Jamaica from 1895 to 1972. It is concerned with three lines of inquiry throughout different historical junctures from the late nineteenth century to the late 1960s. To what extent did colonial and post-colonial ideas around the peasantry’s role within the island’s economic development change over the course of the twentieth century? In what ways did the colonial and national development policies, drafted throughout the different historical junctures, reflect those changing ideas? Whose voices were heard and whose needs were met in the articulation of the policies on the ground? By reconstructing the evolving models of development in the island, this dissertation illustrates the significant role of small and middle-sized growers, tenants, and agricultural laborers in the political process.
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