Jose Marti and the future of Cuban nationalisms / Alfred J. Lopez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

López, Alfred J., 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism--Cuba.

Nationalism.

Cuban Americans--Attitudes.

Cuban Americans.

Cubans--Attitudes.

Cubans.

Postcolonialism--Cuba.

Postcolonialism.

Martí, José, 1853-1895--Influence.

Martí, José.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (175 p.)

Place of Publication:

Gainesville, Fla. : University Press of Florida, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The first study to examine the impact of Marti's writings on both Cubans and Cuban Americans and to consider the ongoing polemic over Marti as part of the larger postcolonial problem of nation building

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents ix; List of Illustrations xi; Preface and Acknowledgments xiii; Introduction: The Apostle and His Afterlife 1; 1 La Patria y el Tirano: Martí and the Role of Literature in the Formation of Cuban Nationalisms 9; 2 The Repeating Idol: Martí and the Iconography of the Nation 32; 3 Dressing for Success in Global Contexts: Martí and the Rediscovery of the New World 71; Conclusion: The Futures of Cuba 116; Notes 123; Works Cited 149; Index 157

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8130-3773-5

OCLC:

781416549