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Autore |
Pérez Firmat Gustavo <1949-> |
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Titolo |
Life on the hyphen [[electronic resource] ] : the Cuban-American way / / Gustavo Pérez Firmat |
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Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2012 |
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Edizione |
[Rev. ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xi, 240 p. ) : ill. ; |
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Collana |
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Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long series in Latin American and Latino art and culture |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cuban Americans |
Popular culture - United States |
Cuban Americans - Florida - Miami |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: The Desi chain --- I love Ricky -- The man who loved Lucy -- A brief history of mambo time -- Salsa for all seasons -- Rum, rump, and rumba -- No man's language --The spell of the hyphen -- Epilogue: My repeating island. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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With fascinating insights into how both ordinary and famous Cuban-Americans, including Desi Arnaz, Oscar Hijuelos, Gloria Estefan, and José Kozer, have lived 'life on the hyphen', this is an expanded, updated edition of the classic, award-winning study of Cuban-American culture. |
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