Identity, commodification and revolution : tourism and the transformation of society, politics and space in Cuba / Niklas Völkening.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Völkening, Niklas, author.

Contributor:

ProQuest ebook central

Series:

Erdkundliches Wissen ; Heft 168.

Erdkundliches Wissen ; Band 168

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National characteristics, Cuban.

Cuba--History--Revolution, 1959--Influence.

Cuba.

Commodification--Cuba.

Commodification.

Tourism--Social aspects--Cuba.

Tourism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Stuttgart : Franz Steiner Verlag, [2024]

Contents:

Intro

Preface

Summary

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Abbreviations

Formal Remarks

Prologue

1. Identity, Revolution and Tourist Commodification

1.1. Aim of the Book and Research Questions

1.2. Structure of the Book

2. Identity

2.1. How Identities are Constructed

2.1.1. Overcoming Essentialist Notions of Identity

2.1.2. Symbolic Interactionism and Discursive Identity Formation

2.2. A Sociopsychological History of the Conditions for Identity Formation

2.2.1. Cogito, ergo sum: Pre-Modern Identities

2.2.2. Modern Identities

2.2.3. Postmodern Identities

2.2.4. Bauman's Defeatist Foursome of Postmodern Identities

2.2.5. Do-It-Yourself Identities, Patchworks and Crazy Quilts

2.2.6 Born in Blood and Violence: Postcolonial Identities

2.3. Resources for Identity Formation

2.3.1. Accessing Identity Resources through Derrida's Deconstructivism

2.3.2. Nation

2.3.3. Culture

2.3.4. Religion

2.3.5. Family, Relationships and Community

2.3.6. Race and Ethnicity

2.3.7. Gender

2.4. Identity Formation as an Ever-changing Process

3. Commodification

3.1. Fundamental Insights into Commodities

3.2. Commodification from a Marxist Perspective

3.2.1. Marx on Capital: The Roots of Commodification Theory

3.2.2. Neoliberalism Fostering Commodification

3.3. A Contradiction in Itself? Commodification in Socialist Societies

3.4. The Commodifying Power of Tourism

3.4.1. Tourism as a Commodifying Practice

3.4.2. Does Marxist Value Theory Require a 'Tourist Upgrade'?

3.4.3 Who or What Becomes Commodified in Tourism?

3.5. Touristic Commodification: Consequences for Identities?

3.6. Noel Castree's Six Principles of Commodification

3.7. Materialisations and Spatial Manifestations of Commodification

4. Historical Background and Cuban Transformations

4.1. Colonial Roots and the Transcultural Cuban ajiaco

4.1.1. The 1762 Occupation of Havana and its Consequences: Slavery and Patriotismo Habanero

4.1.2. Cubanidad Developing in the Cuban Cooking Pot

4.2. National Conscience and the Long Struggle for Independence

4.2.1. The Awakening National Conscience

4.2.2. José Martí: Mastermind of Independence and Projection Surface for National Identity

4.2.3. Cuban Independence and American Intervention

4.3. The Cuban Republic: Political Instability Setting the Stage for Fidel Castro

4.3.1. Dependence on Independence: Cuba under US Influence

4.3.2. Machado and Batista Undermining Politics and Civil Society

4.3.3. Gangsterismo and Desperation

4.3.4. Social and Moral Decay during Batista's Second Dictatorship

4.3.5. Fidel Castro Steps up: Beginnings of the Cuban Revolution

4.3.6. Meeting Che in Exile and Returning to Cuba

4.4. The Cuban Revolution: A Universal Framework for Life and Society in Cuba

4.4.1. The Revolution: Founding Myth and Anchor of Identity

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 29, 2024).

Other Format:

Print version: Völkening, Niklas Identity, Commodification and Revolution

ISBN:

9783515135870

3515135871

Publisher Number:

99996717665

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