Nature, culture, and race in colonial Cuba
"In the decades before the Cuban wars of independence, white elites exploited the island’s natural history and culture to redefine racial identity and reassert authority. These practices occurred in the face of challenges to their political power from Cubans of mixed race and as Cuba’s dependen...
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New Haven ; London :
Yale University Press
[2024]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- "In order to dominate it" : the botanical garden of Havana
- "The peculiar circumstances of Cuba" : public space, museums, and exhibitions
- "The novelty of the productions of the island of Cuba" : natural history illustration
- "Make known the island of Cuba" : images of the landscape in and around Havana
- What do the political and ecological layers mean?
