Cuba in the American imagination metaphor and the imperial ethos
For more than two hundred often turbulent years, Americans have imagined and described Cuba and its relationship to the United States by conjuring up a variety of striking images--Cuba as a woman, a neighbor, a ripe fruit, a child learning to ride a bicycle. One of the foremost historians of Cuba, L...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill :
Univ. of North Carolina Press
cop. 2008.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Caravan book. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b41198177*spi |
| Sumario: | For more than two hundred often turbulent years, Americans have imagined and described Cuba and its relationship to the United States by conjuring up a variety of striking images--Cuba as a woman, a neighbor, a ripe fruit, a child learning to ride a bicycle. One of the foremost historians of Cuba, Louis A. Pérez Jr. offers a revealing history of these metaphorical and depictive motifs and discovers the powerful motives behind such characterizations of the island. |
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| Notas: | "A Caravan book"--Title page verso. |
| Descripción Física: | xii, 333 p. : il |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 275-325) e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9780807886946 9781469603773 |
