In this book, distinguished philosopher Jorge J.E. Gracia reflects on his family and life in Cuba before the Castro Revolution. Through his stories the author hopes to entice historians, philosophers, writers, teachers, and others to pursue the study of Cuban society during that important period in the history of the island.
This Central America guidebook is ideal for travellers seeking inspirational guides and planning a more extended trip. It provides interesting facts about Central America's people, history and culture and detailed coverage of the best places to see. This Central America travel book has the style of an illustrated magazine to inspire you and give a ......
Ranging from literary fashions and trends in the press to science, militarism, and gender categories, the contributions in this volume shed new light on the Good Neighbor Policy, through which the US defined its approach toward South America and solidified its hemispheric hegemony.
This work examines Gutierrez's Centro Habana Cycle (1998-2003) as a literary response to the social, political, and economic crisis of Cuba's Special Period. The author offers a series of thematically arranged close readings that explore Gutierrez's interpretation of life and reality via his signature semi-autobiographical narrative.
winner of the 2021 Ellen Koskoff Edited Volume Prize This book considers how global capitalism has upset the symbolic economy of "Mexican" cultural discourse. It focuses on the cultural processes through which people contest ideas about race, gender, and sexuality; reframe ...
Willy Brandt and the Socialist International in Latin America
This book examines the history of the Socialist International during the presidency of former German Chancellor Willy Brandt, from 1976 to 1992. The author uses archives from Latin America and Europe to avoid a Eurocentric view.
This book examines the ways in which the Cuban-Soviet relationship was expressed in the cultural sphere between 1961 and 1987. It specifically focuses on the theater and the visual arts to analyze the ways in which the culture became a means of asserting the Cuban Revolution's independence.
Historical Dictionary of Haiti, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 600 cross-referenced entries on important personalities as well as aspects of the country's politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture.
Religion, Sandinismo, and Emotions in the Making of the Nicaraguan Insur
This study analyzes the emotional, religious, and cultural dimensions of the Nicaraguan Revolution and the post-revolutionary legacy of the Sandinistas.
This beautifully illustrated guide to Costa Rica Butterflies & Pollinators highlights over 70 species and includes information on life cycle and illustrations of common caterpillars and pupae. Laminated for durability, this pocket guide is an excellent source of information, ideal for use by visitors and residents. Made in the USA.
This book provides a comprehensive assessment of the 1970s in Cuba that challenges the prevailing interpretation of the revolution as simply a period of "Sovietization." Drawing from multidisciplinary perspectives, this book demonstrates that the decade was a time of intense transformation that proved pivotal to the development of the revolution.
Market Reform and Equitable Growth in Latin America
Latin American income distribution is among the most unequal in the world. Both the poor and the wealthy have paid a price for this inequality, which is in part responsible for the region's low growth rates.
Ethnicity and Culture in New York's Lower East Side
The cultural diversity of America is often summed up by way of a different metaphors: Melting Pot, Patchwork, Quilt, Mosaic--none of which capture the symbiotics of the city. Few neighborhoods personify the diversity these terms connote more than New York City's Lower East Side. This storied urban landscape, today a vibrant mix of avant garde ......
Ethnicity and Culture in New York's Lower East Side
The cultural diversity of America is often summed up by way of a different metaphors: Melting Pot, Patchwork, Quilt, Mosaic--none of which capture the symbiotics of the city. Few neighborhoods personify the diversity these terms connote more than New York City's Lower East Side. This storied urban landscape, today a vibrant mix of avant garde ......
The four essays in this book offer a sweeping reinterpretation of Latin American history as an aspect of the world-wide spread of capitalism in its commercial and industrial phases. Dr. Frank lays to rest the myth of Latin American feudalism, demonstrating in the process the impossibility of a bourgeois revolution in a part of the world which is ......