The History of Havana
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Dick Cluster (Author) Rafael Hernandez (Author)
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"Serious but easily readable. The History of Havana employs conventional documentary, written and visual sources and a variety of testimonials from throughout the world to bring to life the complex portraits and challenges of contemporary Havana." -Harry Belafonte
Since its founding in 1519, Havana has drawn people from all over the world, including explorers, immigrant, refugees, and the exiled, to create a melting pot of influences and cultures--and a very distinct history.
From its colonial roots to its communist revolution, authors Dick Cluster and Rafael Hernandez examine not only the ruptures in the city's life, but its continuities as well. The traditions that make the city unique, like its idiosyncratic combination of territorialism and hospitality or its proclivity for protest, are as much a drive for change as an integral element of its character. Drawing on oral histories and cultural artifacts alike, this history acknowledges the rich and artfully selected stories of the citizens, from their fascinating exploits to their grand successes, to be as significant to the very fabric of the city as its dynamic culture and intriguing politics, making it a superbly well-rounded account of the most alluring city in the Caribbean.
With grace and precision, in this updated and revised second edition of their classic history of the city Cluster and Hernandez offer the divergent but productive perspectives of the American and the Cuban in lyrical and accessible prose on Cuba's magical capital. Generously illustrated with black-and-white photographs and maps. Generously illustrated with black-and-white photographs and maps
About the Author
DICK CLUSTER landed in Havana's Jose Marti airport for the first time in 1969 and has been fascinated by the city ever since, exploring it by foot, bicycle, city bus, tour bus, car, ferryboat, and other means. An Oakland resident, he is a translator of Latin American literature, most recently editing and translating the collection Kill the Ampaya: The Best Latin American Baseball Fiction and Mylene Fernandez Pintado's novel of contemporary Havana, A Corner of the World. Previous nonfiction books include They Should Have That Cup of Coffee, about U.S. radical movements of the '60s and '70s, and Shrinking Dollars, Vanishing Jobs, about the U.S. economy. RAFAEL HERNANDEZ is the editor of Temas, a Cuban quarterly in the field of history, culture, economics, and politics. Hernandez graduated from the University of Havana with a degree in French literature, and from the Colegio de Mexico in political science. He has oriented, guided, and taught many American visitors to Cuba, whether students, academics, or travelers, and been visiting professor and researcher at Columbia, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, the Woodrow Wilson Center, Tulane, and the University of Puerto Rico, and lectured at numerous other schools and academic conferences. His publications include three books of poetry and ten books of essays. His essay collection Looking at Cuba won the Cuban Critics Award in 2000, and was published by the University Press of Florida in 2003.
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- Contributor: Dick Cluster
- Imprint: OR Books
- ISBN13: 9781944869670
- Number of Pages: 352
- Packaged Dimensions: 139x209mm
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: OR Books
- Release Date: 2018-03-29
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: DICK CLUSTER landed in Havana's Jose Marti airport for the first time in 1969 and has been fascinated by the city ever since, exploring it by foot, bicycle, city bus, tour bus, car, ferryboat, and other means. An Oakland resident, he is a translator of Latin American literature, most recently editing and translating the collection Kill the Ampaya: The Best Latin American Baseball Fiction and Mylene Fernandez Pintado's novel of contemporary Havana, A Corner of the World. Previous nonfiction books include They Should Have That Cup of Coffee, about U.S. radical movements of the '60s and '70s, and Shrinking Dollars, Vanishing Jobs, about the U.S. economy. RAFAEL HERNANDEZ is the editor of Temas, a Cuban quarterly in the field of history, culture, economics, and politics. Hernandez graduated from the University of Havana with a degree in French literature, and from the Colegio de Mexico in political science. He has oriented, guided, and taught many American visitors to Cuba, whether students, academics, or travelers, and been visiting professor and researcher at Columbia, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, the Woodrow Wilson Center, Tulane, and the University of Puerto Rico, and lectured at numerous other schools and academic conferences. His publications include three books of poetry and ten books of essays. His essay collection Looking at Cuba won the Cuban Critics Award in 2000, and was published by the University Press of Florida in 2003.
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