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Author : Mary G. Berg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Cuba on the Edge written by Mary G. Berg and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Freedom House (U.S.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 13 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (373 download)
Download or read book Cuba on the Edge written by Freedom House (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1994* with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Leila Guerriero
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062661086
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (626 download)
Download or read book Cuba on the Verge written by Leila Guerriero and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-12-05 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “[An] anthology of stupendously astute essays...Guerriero’s meticulously curated dozen essays offers an irresistibly beckoning window onto a nation just 90 miles from American shores, though far away in practice and culture.” — Booklist (starred review) “...This anthology captures much of the broad, surreal spectrum of experience possible on the world’s most complex and controversial island.” — Alex Mar, author of Witches of America “These essays speak to and against one another, they cannot be politically aligned, and that is all as it should be - but what unites them is brilliant writing, a depth of intelligence, and a desire to pull us down from fantastic abstractions to the level of the human.” — Justin Torres, author of We the Animals “[A] fascinating anthology . . . Not quite a travelogue, this appealing volume will nevertheless satisfy any Americans wanting to be transported into the lives and experiences of real Cubans.” — Publishers Weekly “This fascinating collection of essays explores Cuba’s modern transformation, tackling topics from politics to music to baseball. You’ll find yourself both informed and entertained.” — Paste Magazine “[An] excellent new anthology.” — New York Review of Books
Author : Prof. Alejandro Portes
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520915541
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (155 download)
Download or read book City on the Edge written by Prof. Alejandro Portes and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1993-09-02 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner, 1995 American Sociological Association Robert E. Park Award? Projecting fantasies of wealth and excess, Miami, "America's Riviera," occupies a unique place in our national imagination. Uncovering the hidden story of this dreamlike place, Portes and Stepick explore the transformations of Miami from a light-hearted tourist resort to a troubled, complex city.
Author : Robert M. Levine
Publisher : University of Southern Florida
ISBN 13 : 9780813010106
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Cuba in the 1850s written by Robert M. Levine and published by University of Southern Florida. This book was released on 1990 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Presents a collection of mostly mid-19th-century photographs of Havana"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Author : Margaret Randall
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 0822375273
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (223 download)
Download or read book Haydée Santamaría, Cuban Revolutionary written by Margaret Randall and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2015-09-02 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking part in the Cuban Revolution's first armed action in 1953, enduring the torture and killings of her brother and fiancé, assuming a leadership role in the underground movement, and smuggling weapons into Cuba, Haydée Santamaría was the only woman to participate in every phase of the Revolution. Virtually unknown outside of Cuba, Santamaría was a trusted member of Fidel Castro's inner circle and friend of Che Guevara. Following the Revolution's victory Santamaría founded and ran the cultural and arts institution Casa de las Americas, which attracted cutting-edge artists, exposed Cubans to some of the world's greatest creative minds, and protected queer, black, and feminist artists from state repression. Santamaría's suicide in 1980 caused confusion and discomfort throughout Cuba; despite her commitment to the Revolution, communist orthodoxy's disapproval of suicide prevented the Cuban leadership from mourning and celebrating her in the Plaza of the Revolution. In this impressionistic portrait of her friend Haydée Santamaría, Margaret Randall shows how one woman can help change the course of history.
Author : Rachel Weiss
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Nearest Edge of the World written by Rachel Weiss and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 13 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (77 download)
Download or read book Cuba on the Edge written by and published by . This book was released on 1994* with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cuba on the edge: the children, the environment, the dissidents, mission to Havana / Freedom House / The International Republican Institute.
Author : Tom Miller
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816535868
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (165 download)
Download or read book Cuba, Hot and Cold written by Tom Miller and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A collection of renowned travel writer Tom Miller's best musings on the history and culture of Cuba"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Gregory Cochran
Publisher : Stranger Journalism
ISBN 13 : 0465002218
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (65 download)
Download or read book The 10,000 Year Explosion written by Gregory Cochran and published by Stranger Journalism. This book was released on 2009 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two leading researchers make the controversial argument that the human species is still measurably evolving in important ways--in fact, faster than ever before.
Author : Achy Obejas
Publisher : Akashic Books
ISBN 13 : 1936070235
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (36 download)
Download or read book Havana Noir written by Achy Obejas and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2007-10-01 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “[A] superb collection . . . The 18 stories by current and former residents of Havana are gritty, heartbreaking and capture the city.” —Orlando Sentinel To most outsiders, Havana is a tropical sin city. Habaneros know that this is neither new nor particularly true. In the real Havana—the lawless Havana that never appears in the postcards or tourist guides—the concept of sin has been banished by the urgency of need. And need—aching and hungry—inevitably turns the human heart darker, feral, and criminal. In this Havana, crime, though officially vanquished by revolutionary decree, is both wistfully quotidian and personally vicious. In the stories of Havana Noir, current and former residents of the city—some international sensations such as Leonardo Padura, others exciting new voices like Yohamna Depestre—uncover crimes of violence and loveless sex, of mental cruelty and greed, of self-preservation and collective hysteria. Other authors include: Pablo Medina, Alex Abella, Arturo Arango, Lea Aschkenas, Moisés Asís, Arnaldo Correa, Mabel Cuesta, Michel Encinosa Fú, Mylene Fernández Pintado, Carolina García-Aguilera, Miguel Mejides, Achy Obejas, Oscar F. Ortíz, Ena Lucía Portela, Mariela Varona Roque, and Yoss. “[A] remarkable collection . . . gritty tales of deprivation, depravity, heroic perseverance, revolution and longing in a city mythical and widely misunderstood.” —The Miami Herald
Author : Peter Moruzzi
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
ISBN 13 : 142360993X
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (236 download)
Download or read book Havana Before Castro written by Peter Moruzzi and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2008-07-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a trip to the golden age of Havana in this gorgeously illustrated volume of vintage photographs, postcards, brochures, and other ephemera. Featuring hundreds of historic images and cultural artifacts, Havana Before Castro documents how the Cuban capital evolved from a Prohibition Era getaway destination to a heady blend of glittering nightclubs, outrageous cabarets, all-night bars, and backstreet brothels. Here, captured in one amazing book, is the drama, passion, intrigue, and opulence of a legendary city during its heyday—before the Castro regime took over and Americans were banned from travel to this tropical paradise. In chapters covering such topics as Cuban rum and cigars, the world-famous Tropicana Club, and Havana’s association with the mob, author Peter Moruzzi provides essential historical context for the many fascinating and evocative images.
Author : Inverna Lockpez
Publisher : Vertigo
ISBN 13 : 9781401222185
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (221 download)
Download or read book Cuba written by Inverna Lockpez and published by Vertigo. This book was released on 2011-09-13 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Believing in the promises of the Cuban Revolution, Sonya joins Castro's militia and becomes a medic, only to find herself imprisoned and tortured by her own comrades and later realizing that none of her efforts fall in line with Castro's regime.
Author : S. M. Reid-Henry
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226709175
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (267 download)
Download or read book The Cuban Cure written by S. M. Reid-Henry and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-12-15 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After Fidel Castro came to power in 1959, his second declaration, after socialism, was that Cuba would become a leader in international science. In biotechnology he would be proven right and, today, Cuba counts a meningitis B vaccine and cutting-edge cancer therapies to its name. But how did this politically and geographically isolated country make such impressive advances? Drawing on a unique ethnography, and blending the insights of anthropology, sociology, and geography, The Cuban Cure shows how Cuba came to compete with U. S. pharmaceutical giants—despite a trade embargo and crippling national debt. In uncovering what is distinct about Cuban biomedical science, S. M. Reid-Henry examines the forms of resistance that biotechnology research in Cuba presents to the globalization of western models of scientific culture and practice. He illustrates the epistemic, social, and ideological clashes that take place when two cultures of research meet, and how such interactions develop as political and economic circumstances change. Through a novel argument about the intersection of socioeconomic systems and the nature of innovation, The Cuban Cure presents an illuminating study of politics and science in the context of globalization.
Author : Arnold August
Publisher : Zed Books
ISBN 13 : 9781848138667
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (386 download)
Download or read book Cuba and Its Neighbours written by Arnold August and published by Zed Books. This book was released on 2013-04-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this groundbreaking book, Arnold August explores Cuba's unique form of democracy, presenting a detailed and balanced analysis of Cuba's electoral process and the state's functioning between elections. By comparing them with practices in the U.S., Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador, August shows that people's participation in politics and society is not limited to a singular, U.S.- centric understanding of democracy. Through this deft analysis, August illustrates how the process of democratization in Cuba is continually in motion and argues that a greater understanding of different political systems teaches us to not be satisfied with either blanket condemnations or idealistic political illusions.
Author : Ann Louise Bardach
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307425428
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)
Download or read book Cuba Confidential written by Ann Louise Bardach and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From America’s number one Cuba reporter, PEN award–winning investigative journalist Ann Louise Bardach, comes the big book on Cuba we’ve all been waiting for. An incisive and spirited portrait of the twentieth century’s wiliest political survivor and his fiefdom, Cuba Confidential is the gripping story of the shattered families and warring personalities that lie at the heart of the forty-three-year standoff between Miami and Havana. Famous to many Americans for her cover stories and media appearances, Ann Louise Bardach has been covering Cuba for a decade. She’s talked to the crooks, spooks and politicians who have made history, and to their hired assassins and confidants. Based on exclusive interviews with Fidel Castro, his sister Juanita, his former brother-in-law Rafael Díaz-Balart, the family of Elián González, the friends and family of the legendary American fugitive Robert Vesco, the intrepid terrorist Luis Posada Carriles, and the inner circles of Jeb Bush and the late exile leader Jorge Mas Canosa, Cuba Confidential exposes the hardball take-no-prisoners tactics of the Cuban exile leadership, and its manipulation and exploitation by ten American presidents. Bardach homes in on Fidel Castro and his cronies, taking us closer than we’ve ever been—and on the militant exiles who have devoted their lives, with CIA connivance, to trying to eliminate him. From Calle Ocho to Juan Miguel González’s kitchen table in Cárdenas, from Guantánamo Bay to Union City to Washington, D.C., Ann Louise Bardach serves up an unforgettable portrait of Cuba and its exiles.
Author : Jeffry M. Sposito
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (156 download)
Download or read book On the Edge of a Precipice written by Jeffry M. Sposito and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
