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'The Cuban people hold a special place in the hearts of the people
of Africa. The Cuban internationalists have made a contribution to
African independence, freedom, and justice, unparalleled for its
principled and selfless character.' As Nelson Mandela states, Cuba
was a key participant in the struggle for the independence of
African countries during the Cold War and the definitive ousting of
colonialism from the continent. Beyond the military interventions
that played a decisive role in shaping African political history,
there were many-sided engagements between the island and the
continent. Cuba and Africa, 1959-1994 is the story of tens of
thousands of individuals who crossed the Atlantic as doctors,
scientists, soldiers, students and artists. Each chapter presents a
case study - from Algeria to Angola, from Equatorial Guinea to the
Congo - and shows how much of the encounter between Cuba and Africa
took place in non-militaristic fields: humanitarian and medical,
scientific and educational, cultural and artistic. The historical
experience and the legacies documented in this book speak to the
major ideologies that shaped the colonial and postcolonial world,
including internationalism, developmentalism and South-South
cooperation. Approaching African-Cuban relations from a
multiplicity of angles, this collection will appeal to an equally
wide range of readers, from scholars in black Atlantic studies to
cultural theorists and general readers with an interest in
contemporary African history.
Jose Marti contributed greatly to Cuba's struggle for independence
from Spain with words as well as revolutionary action. Although he
died before the formation of an independent republic, he has since
been hailed as a heroic martyr inspiring Cuban republican
traditions. During the twentieth century, traditionally
nationalistic literature has reinforced an uncritical idealization
of Marti and his influence. However, new approaches have recently
explored the formation, reception, uses and abuses of the Marti
myth. The essays in this volume analyze the influence of Jose Marti
- poet, scholar, and revolutionary - on the formation of
often-competing national identities in post-independence Cuba. By
exploring the diverse representations and interpretations of Marti,
they provide a critical analysis of the ways in which both the left
and right have used his political and literary legacies to argue
their version of contemporary Cuban "reality."
Jose Marti contributed greatly to Cuba's struggle for independence
from Spain with words as well as revolutionary action. Although he
died before the formation of an independent republic, he has since
been hailed as a heroic martyr inspiring Cuban republican
traditions. During the twentieth century, traditionally
nationalistic literature has reinforced an uncritical idealization
of Marti and his influence. However, new approaches have recently
explored the formation, reception, uses and abuses of the Marti
myth. The essays in this volume analyze the influence of Jose Marti
- poet, scholar, and revolutionary - on the formation of
often-competing national identities in post-independence Cuba. By
exploring the diverse representations and interpretations of Marti,
they provide a critical analysis of the ways in which both the left
and right have used his political and literary legacies to argue
their version of contemporary Cuban 'reality.'
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