03260nam 2200625 a 450 991079000060332120200520144314.01-4696-0313-60-8078-7784-0(CKB)2670000000088809(EBL)690704(OCoLC)729253213(SSID)ssj0000521840(PQKBManifestationID)11336228(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000521840(PQKBWorkID)10539736(PQKB)11071720(StDuBDS)EDZ0000245738(MdBmJHUP)muse23426(Au-PeEL)EBL690704(CaPaEBR)ebr10468953(CaONFJC)MIL929989(MiAaPQ)EBC690704(EXLCZ)99267000000008880920101101d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA cultural history of Cuba during the U.S. occupation, 1898-1902[electronic resource] /Marial Iglesias Utset ; translated by Russ DavidsonChapel Hill University of North Carolina Pressc20111 online resource (229 p.)Latin America in translation / en traducción / em traduçãoOriginally published in Spanish by Ediciones Unión in Havana, Cuba, as Las metáforas del cambio en la vida cotidiana : Cuba, 1898-1902, 2003.0-8078-7192-3 0-8078-3398-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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. officialsLatin America in translation/en traducción/em tradução.National characteristics, CubanCubaHistory1899-1906CubaCivilizationAmerican influencesNational characteristics, Cuban.972.9106/1Iglesias Utset Marial1961-1574549Davidson Russ1574550MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790000603321A cultural history of Cuba during the U.S. occupation, 1898-19023850883UNINA