Essays in Cuban Intellectual History (Hardcover, 2008 ed.)

Well-known essayist and Cuban historian Rafael Rojas presents a collection of his best work, one which focuses on--and offers alternatives to--the central myths that have organized Cuban culture from the nineteenth century to the present. Rojas explores the most important themes of Cuban intellectual history, including the legacy of Jose Marti, the cultural effect of the war in 1898, the construction of a national canon of Cuban literature, the works of classical intellectuals of the republican period, the literary magazine "Origenes, "the ideological impact of the Cuban Revolution, and the possibilities of a democratic transition in the island at the beginning of the twenty-first century.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	New Directions in Latino American Cultures
Release date:	February 2008
First published:	2008
Authors:	R. Rojas
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Paper over boards
Pages:	197
Edition:	2008 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-230-60300-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history
LSN:	0-230-60300-9
Barcode:	9780230603004

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