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This is the first comprehensive history of the culturally diverse city, and the first to be co-authored by a Cuban and an American. Beginning with the founding of Havana in 1519, Cluster and Hernandez explore the making of the city and its people through revolutions, art, economic development and the interplay of diverse societies.
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DICK CLUSTERis the author of the novels Return to Sender, Repulse Monkey, and Obligations of the Bone. He is a translator of Cuban literature and teaches courses on Cuban history, culture, and politics at the University of Massachusetts at Boston, USA, as well as interdisciplinary courses in other fields. Previous nonfiction books include They Should Have That Cup of Coffee, about U.S. radical movements of the a60s and a70s, and Shrinking Dollars, Vanishing Jobs, about the U.S. economy. RAFAEL HERNANDEZ is the editor of Temas, a Cuban quarterly in the
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blue hardbound 8vo. 8º (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. page 233 has some little wrinkles, otherwise contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings or store stamps, no stickers or bookplates, no names, no inking , no underlining, no remainder markings etc ~. first edition so stated. first printing ( # 1 in # line). xx+300p. 2b&w maps. 17 b&w photo illustrations. notes. bibliographic sources & suggestions. index. world history. history of spain. history of cuba. caribbean history. ~ This is a popular social history of Havana from its founding in 1519 to the present. The authors explain what it has been like to live in Havana physically, socially, culturally, emotionally, and economically. Crafting a narrative of the city's history from individual characters, literature, popular culture, and recurring landmarks and neighborhoods, the authors draw on scholarship from both sides of the Florida Straits. Particular attention is paid to the love~hate relationship between the Cuban capital and the United States. This vision of Havana's life story brings alive the dramatic breaks in the city's history, alongside all the aspects of its personality that have remained the same. Seller Inventory # 3061802