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The history of Havana / Dick Cluster y Rafael Hernǹdez Rodrg̕uez

By: Contributor(s): Language: eng Publication details: New York : OR Books, in partnership with Counterpoint Press, 2018Description: v, 344 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9781944869670
  • 1944869670
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 972.91/23
LOC classification:
  • 107 F 1799 C649h 2018
Contents:
Introduction : Un tipo muy popular Key to the Indies The hour of the Mameys Paris of the Antilles Cecilia, Cabildos, and Contradance Stirrings of nationhood Revolutions and retributions : from the Teatro Villanueva to the Maine Many happy returns? U.S. occupation and its aftermath Symbol of an era : Alberto Yarini y Ponce de León Catch a Ford on the Malecón : Republican Havana's growth and decay The Battle of Havana, 1933-35 Radio days City lights : the fabulous fifties Havana in revolution Revolution with Pachanga : Havana transfigured Russian meat, Miami butterflies, and other unexpected adventures The blackout : Havana in the "special period" and beyond Epilogue : 2006-2017
Summary: Serious but easily readable. The History of Havana employs conventional documentary, written and visual sources and a variety of testimonials from throughout the world to bring to life the complex portraits and challenges of contemporary Havana." - Harry Belafonte Since its founding in 1519, Havana has drawn people from all over the world, including explorers, immigrant, refugees, and the exiled, to create a melting pot of influences and cultures - and a very distinct history. From its colonial roots to its communist revolution, authors Dick Cluster and Rafael Hernandez examine not only the ruptures in the city's life, but its continuities as well. The traditions that make the city unique, like its idiosyncratic combination of territorialism and hospitality or its proclivity for protest, are as much a drive for change as an integral element of its character. Drawing on oral histories and cultural artifacts alike, this history acknowledges the rich and artfully selected stories of the citizens, from their fascinating exploits to their grand successes, to be as significant to the very fabric of the city as its dynamic culture and intriguing politics, making it a superbly well-rounded account of the most alluring city in the Caribbean. With grace and precision, in this updated and revised second edition of their classic history of the city Cluster and Hernandez offer the divergent but productive perspectives of the American and the Cuban in lyrical and accessible prose on Cuba's magical capital. Generously illustrated with black-and-white photographs and maps.
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First edition published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006 (9781403971074)
Includes an epilogue covering the decade from 2006 to 2016

Introduction : Un tipo muy popular
Key to the Indies
The hour of the Mameys
Paris of the Antilles
Cecilia, Cabildos, and Contradance
Stirrings of nationhood
Revolutions and retributions : from the Teatro Villanueva to the Maine
Many happy returns? U.S. occupation and its aftermath
Symbol of an era : Alberto Yarini y Ponce de León
Catch a Ford on the Malecón : Republican Havana's growth and decay
The Battle of Havana, 1933-35
Radio days
City lights : the fabulous fifties
Havana in revolution
Revolution with Pachanga : Havana transfigured
Russian meat, Miami butterflies, and other unexpected adventures
The blackout : Havana in the "special period" and beyond
Epilogue : 2006-2017

Serious but easily readable. The History of Havana employs conventional documentary, written and visual sources and a variety of testimonials from throughout the world to bring to life the complex portraits and challenges of contemporary Havana." - Harry Belafonte Since its founding in 1519, Havana has drawn people from all over the world, including explorers, immigrant, refugees, and the exiled, to create a melting pot of influences and cultures - and a very distinct history. From its colonial roots to its communist revolution, authors Dick Cluster and Rafael Hernandez examine not only the ruptures in the city's life, but its continuities as well. The traditions that make the city unique, like its idiosyncratic combination of territorialism and hospitality or its proclivity for protest, are as much a drive for change as an integral element of its character. Drawing on oral histories and cultural artifacts alike, this history acknowledges the rich and artfully selected stories of the citizens, from their fascinating exploits to their grand successes, to be as significant to the very fabric of the city as its dynamic culture and intriguing politics, making it a superbly well-rounded account of the most alluring city in the Caribbean. With grace and precision, in this updated and revised second edition of their classic history of the city Cluster and Hernandez offer the divergent but productive perspectives of the American and the Cuban in lyrical and accessible prose on Cuba's magical capital. Generously illustrated with black-and-white photographs and maps.

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