Inside el barrio : a bottom-up view of neighborhood life in Castro's Cuba / Henry Louis Taylor, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Henry Louis.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neighborhoods.

Cities and towns.

Havana (Cuba)--Social conditions.

Havana (Cuba).

Havana (Cuba)--Economic conditions.

Cities and towns--Cuba--Havana.

Neighborhoods--Cuba--Havana.

Havana (Cuba)--History.

Cuba--Havana.

Physical Description:

xviii, 217 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Sterling, VA : Kumarian Press, 2009.

Summary:

The abrupt collapse of the Soviet Union and the East European Communist Bloc in 1989 plunged Cuba into a catastrophic economic crisis that spawned unprecedented hardship, magnified social tensions, and emigration in the thousands. In July 1990, a somber Fidel Castro called upon the masses to prepare for a sustained period of hard times.

Inside El Barrio charts the legacy of Fidel Castro through the unique lens of Cuban household life during El Período Especial (the Special Period). Taylor traverses the neighborhoods and residential developments of Havana between 1989 and 2006, the final and most complex period in the "Age of Castro's Cuba" to uncover the hidden vibrancy of Cuba's streets and citizens. In doing so, he acquires a deeper understanding of Cuban society by exploring what it means to live in a people centered nation, and the importance of neighborhoods in shaping everyday life and culture.

Contents:

The unfinished revolution : ideological dualism and establishing ties of singular intimacy

This time the revolution is for real

Inside el barrio

Using capitalism to save socialism : making ends meet during the Special Period

The San Isidro neighborhood : a case study.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-204) and index.

ISBN:

9781565492813

1565492811

9781565492820

156549282X

OCLC:

275150399