State of ambiguity civic life and culture in Cuba's first republic

Cuba's first republican era (1902-1959) is principally understood in terms of its failures and discontinuities, typically depicted as an illegitimate period in the nation's history, its first three decades and the overthrow of Machado at best a prologue to the ""real""...

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Main Author: Palmer, Steven (-)
Other Authors: Piqueras, José Antonio, Sánchez Cobos, Amparo Sánchez
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press 2014.
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Summary:Cuba's first republican era (1902-1959) is principally understood in terms of its failures and discontinuities, typically depicted as an illegitimate period in the nation's history, its first three decades and the overthrow of Machado at best a prologue to the ""real"" revolution of 1959. State of Ambiguity brings together scholars from North America, Cuba, and Spain to challenge this narrative, presenting republican Cuba instead as a time of meaningful engagement-socially, politically, and symbolically. Addressing a wide range of topics-civic clubs and folkloric societies, science
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (372 p.)
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ISBN:9780822376842