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A cultural history of Cuba during the U.S. occupation, 1898-1902 Cover Image

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A cultural history of Cuba during the U.S. occupation, 1898-1902

Iglesias Utset, Marial 1961- (Author). Davidson, Russ. (Added Author).

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

Record details

ISBN: 1469603136
ISBN: 9781469603131
ISBN: 0807877840
ISBN: 9780807877845
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 202 pages) : illustrations
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Publisher: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [177]-190) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Empty pedestals and barracks converted into schools : the dismantling of symbols of colonial power -- Policies governing celebrations : Catholic, North American, and patriotic fiestas -- Attempts at linguistic colonization and the struggle to preserve Spanish : Anglicized words and expressions and their tropes -- The "decolonization" of names : national identity and the selection of patriotic place names -- The socialization of symbols representing the idea of country -- Public culture and nationalism.
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.