ECU Libraries Catalog

A cultural history of Cuba during the U.S. occupation, 1898-1902 / Marial Iglesias Utset ; translated by Russ Davidson.

Author/creator Iglesias Utset, Marial, 1961-
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoChapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2011.
Descriptionxi, 202 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)
Uniform titleMetáforas del cambio en la vida cotidiana. English
Series Latin America in translation / en traducción / em tradução
Latin America in translation/en traducción/em tradução. ^A322448
Contents 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.
General noteOriginally published in Spanish by Ediciones Unión in Havana, Cuba, as Las metáforas del cambio en la vida cotidiana : Cuba, 1898-1902, 2003.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010045626
ISBN9780807833988 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0807833983 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780807871928 (pbk : alk. paper)
ISBN0807871923 (pbk : alk. paper)

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks F1787 .I5613 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold