Geographies of Cubanidad: Place, Race, and Musical Performance in Contemporary Cuba

by Rebecca M. Bodenheimer

Book Overview

Derived from the nationalist writings of Jos Mart , the concept of Cubanidad (Cubanness) has always imagined a unified hybrid nation where racial difference is nonexistent and nationality trumps all other axes identities. Scholars have critiqued this celebration of racial mixture, highlighting a gap between the claim of racial harmony and the realities of inequality faced by Afro-Cubans since independence in 1898. In this book, Rebecca M...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496813154
• ISBN13: 9781496813152
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"