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A Cultural History of Cuba during the U.S. Occupation, 1898-1902 (Paperback, New edition)
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A Cultural History of Cuba during the U.S. Occupation, 1898-1902 (Paperback, New edition)
Series: Latin America in Translation
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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 to shape the process, Iglesias analyzes, among other
things, the influence of the English language on Spanish usage; the
imposition of North American holidays, such as Thanksgiving, in
place of traditional Cuban celebrations; the transformation of
Havana into a new metropolis; and the development of patriotic
symbols, including the Cuban flag, songs, monuments, and
ceremonies. Iglesias argues that the Cuban response to U.S.
imperialism, though largely critical, indeed involved elements of
reliance, accommodation, and welcome. Above all, Iglesias argues,
Cubans engaged the Americans on multiple levels, and her work
demonstrates how their ambiguous responses to the U.S. occupation
shaped the cultural transformation that gave rise to a new Cuban
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--Utset sheds
light on the complex set of pressures that guided the formation and
production of a burgeoning Cuban nationalism.
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