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Cubans in Puerto Rico Ethnic Economy and Cultural Identity José A. Cobas and Jorge Duany First detailed portrait of Cubans in Puerto Rico and their role as an elite minority. 1997. 176 pp. 24 tables, notes, bibliography, index. ISBN 0-8130-1499-9 Cloth, $49.95
Essays on Cuban History Historiography and Research Louis A. Pérez, Jr. "A valuable guide to understanding the basis of Cuban nationalism and its impact upon historical writing."Florida Historical Quarterly 1995. 320 pp. Notes, index. ISBN 0-8130-1329-1 Cloth, $49.95
Cuba at a Crossroads Politics and Economics after the Fourth Party Congress Jorge F. Pérez-López, editor "No other source provides such rich detail or insightful analysis of the breadth of change that, since 1989, is inexorably altering Cuban economy and society."Choice 1994. 300 pp. Tables, notes, references, index. ISBN 0-8130-1310-0 Cloth, $49.95
Cuban Studies Since the Revolution Damián J. Fernández, editor "Extremely useful."Latin American Studies 1992. 325 pp. Notes, references, index. ISBN 0-8130-1124-8 Cloth, $49.95
Children of Colonial Despotism Press, Politics, and Culture in Cuba, 1790-1840 Larry R. Jensen "The most informed and stimulating study of Cuban political culture . . . that I have read."Franklin W. Knight, The Johns Hopkins University 1988. 229 pp. Notes, bibliography, index. ISBN 0-8130-0868-9 Cloth, $49.95
NEW! Operation Pedro Pan and the Cuban Childrens Program Victor Andres Triay A stirring account of the covert humanitarian effort to air-lift 14,048 unaccompanied children out of Castros Cuba and into the U.S. 1998. 145 pp. 8 illustrations, bibliography, index. ISBN 0-8130-1612-6 Cloth, $49.95
Cuba in the 1850s Through the Lens of Charles DeForest Fredricks Robert M. Levine A collection of rare, previously unpublished nineteenth-century photos that capture Cuba at the end of an age. 1990. 102 pp. 37 b&w photos, notes, index. ISBN 0-8130-1010-1 Cloth, $24.95
Cuban Art and National Identity The Vanguardia Painters, 19271950 Juan A. Martínez "The definitive text on Cuban modernism."Art and Antiques 1994. 205 pp. 8 color, 52 b&w plates, index. ISBN 0-8130-1306-2 Cloth, $34.95
Canada-Cuba Relations The Other Good Neighbor Policy John M. Kirk and Peter McKenna "An insightful, lucid exploration from post-World War II to the present by two specialists on Cuban and Canadian foreign relations"Library Journal Compares Canadas and the U.S.s relations with Cuba and takes a controversial stand in favor of Canadas "good neighbor" policy. 1997. 296 pp. 7 tables, notes, bibliography, index. ISBN 0-8130-1520-0 Cloth, $49.95 |
José Martí Mentor of the Cuban Nation John M. Kirk "A superbly written volume that demonstrates a thorough command of Martís extensive writings."Hispanic American Historical Review 1983. 212 pp. Notes, bibliography, index. ISBN 0-8130-0812-3 Paper, $19.95
Between God and the Party Religion and Politics in Revolutionary Cuba John M. Kirk 1988. 246 pp. Notes, bibliography, index. ISBN 0-8130-0909-X Paper, $19.95
Afro-Cuban Religious Experience Cultural Reflections in Narrative Eugenio Matibag A survey of rituals, doctrines, and cultural origins of four major Afro-Cuban religious traditions. 1996. 316 pp. 13 b&w photos, notes, works cited, index. ISBN 0-8130-1431-X Cloth, $49.95
Reinaldo Arenas The Pentagonía Francisco Soto "A panoramic view of Arenass novels [and] his dissent from the political views of the Cuban authorities. . . . An excellent study."Choice 1994. 204 pp. Notes, bibliography, index. ISBN 0-8130-1315-1 Cloth, $49.95
Angel Cuadra The Poet in Socialist Cuba Edited by Warren Hampton 1994. 158 pp. 10 b&w photos. ISBN 0-8130-1261-9 Cloth, $24.95
José Lezama Lima Poet of the Image Emilio F. Bejel "Important reading not only for Lezama scholars but for all Latin Americanists."South Atlantic Review 1990. 178 pp.
Illustrations, notes, ISBN 0-8130-0980-4 Cloth, $49.95
Miami Now! Immigration, Ethnicity, and Social Change Guillermo J. Grenier and Alex Stepick III Profiles the citys Cuban, native black, and Haitian communities and concludes that the white elite has been forced to adjust socially to living in a Cuban-dominated city. 1992. 232 pp. Photos, index. ISBN 0-8130-1154-X Cloth,
$24.95
Cubans and the Mass Media in South Florida Gonzalo R. Soruco A look at how Cubans in south Florida use the mass media. 1996. 160 pp. 21 figures, notes, bibliography, index. ISBN 0-8130-1379-8 Cloth, $49.95 Dictionary of Latin American Racial and Ethnic Terminology Thomas M. Stephens "An invaluable reference work for researchers in race and ethnicity." Library Journal 1990. 413 pp. Bibliography. ISBN 0-8130-0965-0 Cloth, $59.95
Tropical Diaspora The Jewish Experience in Cuba Robert M. Levine Latin American Jewish Studies Association Best Book, 1994 "Richly detailed. . . . Infused with a warm humanity."American Historical Review 1993. 416 pp. 76 b&w photos, map, notes, bibliography, index. ISBN 0-8130-1218-X Cloth, $39.95 |