02642nam 2200625Ia 450 991045173320332120200520144314.00-8166-5396-8(CKB)1000000000488655(EBL)346041(OCoLC)476162532(SSID)ssj0000133248(PQKBManifestationID)11135657(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000133248(PQKBWorkID)10061905(PQKB)10217598(MiAaPQ)EBC346041(OCoLC)232662322(MdBmJHUP)muse38958(Au-PeEL)EBL346041(CaPaEBR)ebr10227056(CaONFJC)MIL522961(EXLCZ)99100000000048865520071029d2008 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCuban currency[electronic resource] the dollar and special period fiction /Esther WhitfieldMinneapolis University of Minnesota Pressc20081 online resource (227 p.)Cultural studies of the Americas ;v. 21Description based upon print version of record.0-8166-5037-3 0-8166-5036-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-210) and index.Selling like hot bread : new money, new markets -- Dollar trouble : the roots of special period fiction -- Covering for banknotes : books, money, and the Cuban short story -- Markets in the margins : the allure of Centro Habana -- The ruined city : artists and spectators of decay.Cuban Currency is the first book to address the effects on Cuban literature of the countryÕs spectacular opening to foreign markets that marked the end of the twentieth century. Exploring the work of ZoŽ ValdŽs, Pedro Juan GutiŽrrez, Antonio JosŽ Ponte, and others, Esther Whitfield draws out writersÕ engagements with the troublesome commodification of Cuban identity.Cultural studies of the Americas ;v. 21.Cuban literature20th centuryHistory and criticismAuthorshipEconomic aspectsCubaHistory20th centuryElectronic books.Cuban literatureHistory and criticism.AuthorshipEconomic aspectsHistory863.70997291863/.64093553Whitfield Esther Katheryn998792MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451733203321Cuban currency2291292UNINA