A Cultural History of Cuba During the U.S. Occupation, 1898-1902 - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0807871923 ISBN 13 : 9780807871928

Editeur : The University of North Carolina Press, 2011

Synopsis

In this cultural history of Cuba during the United States' brief but influential occupation from 1898 to 1902 -- a key transitional period following the Spanish-American War -- Marial Iglesias Utset sheds light on the complex set of pressures that guided the formation and production of a burgeoning Cuban nationalism.

Drawing on archival and published sources, Iglesias illustrates the process by which Cubans maintained and created their own culturally relevant national symbols in the face of the U.S. occupation. Tracing Cuba's efforts to modernize in conjunction with plans by U.S. officials to shape the process, Iglesias analyzes, among other things, the influence of the English language on Spanish usage; the imposition of North American holidays, such as Thanksgiving, in place of traditional Cuban celebrations; the transformation of Havana into a new metropolis; and the development of patriotic symbols, including the Cuban flag, songs, monuments, and ceremonies. Iglesias argues that the Cuban response to U.S. imperialism, though largely critical, indeed involved elements of reliance, accommodation, and welcome. Above all, Iglesias argues, Cubans engaged the Americans on multiple levels, and her work demonstrates how their ambiguous responses to the U.S. occupation shaped the cultural transformation that gave rise to a new Cuban nationalism.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Marial Iglesias Utset is professor of history at the University of Havana.

Russ Davidson is curator emeritus of Latin American and Iberian collections and professor emeritus of librarianship at the University of New Mexico.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The University of North Carolina Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0807871923
• ISBN 13: 9780807871928
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 232
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• Personne responsable: non disponible