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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790000603321

Autore

Iglesias Utset Marial <1961->

Titolo

A cultural history of Cuba during the U.S. occupation, 1898-1902 [[electronic resource] /] / Marial Iglesias Utset ; translated by Russ Davidson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2011

ISBN

1-4696-0313-6

0-8078-7784-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (229 p.)

Collana

Latin America in translation / en traducción / em tradução

Altri autori (Persone)

DavidsonRuss

Disciplina

972.9106/1

Soggetti

National characteristics, Cuban

Cuba History 1899-1906

Cuba Civilization American influences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published in Spanish by Ediciones Unión in Havana, Cuba, as Las metáforas del cambio en la vida cotidiana : Cuba, 1898-1902, 2003.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

In this cultural history of Cuba during the United States' brief but influential occupation from 1898 to 1902--a key transitional period following the Spanish-American War--Marial Iglesias Utset sheds light on the complex set of pressures that guided the formation and production of a burgeoning Cuban nationalism. Drawing on archival and published sources, Iglesias illustrates the process by which Cubans maintained and created their own culturally relevant national symbols in the face of the U.S. occupation. Tracing Cuba's efforts to modernize in conjunction with plans by U.S. officials