This book analyses the current situation existing in Cuba and describes in detail the real disaster caused in every aspect of Cuban life by the so-called revolution of Fidel Castro, including how it has affected the different components of ...
Ever since Fidel Castro assumed power in Cuba in 1959, Americans have been obsessed with the socialist nation 90 miles south of Florida. But what do Americans really know about Cuba?
... Quinta Avenida ( Av- enida 5ta ) , the main east - west boulevard and the westerly exten- sion of the Malecón , beyond a tun- nel beneath the Río Almendares . Stunning beaux - arts , art deco , and modernist villas edge this shaded ...
This guide, one of the few available to this enigmatic locale, provides invaluable information about the island's cultural sites, accommodations, and restaurants. Superb four-color photography throughout.
... Cuba di Antonio Moscato (Datanews, 2006) Isole in movimento. Cuba e i Caraibi dal 1989 di Alejandra Bronfman (EDT, 2008). La. Cuba. precoloniale. La prima civiltà di cui si abbia notizia nell'arcipelago è quella dei guanahatabeys, una ...
... Amalia Simoni, Agramonte's wife, in 1912. At the four corners of the small square stand royal palms, planted in memory of a group of nationalists executed here on 24 February 1851 □ As so often during the wars of independence, the ...
Listing the key places to visit and featuring a 'top ten' of the sights you can't miss, this guide to Cuba details the best that the country has to offer, as well as describing how to shop, eat and get around.
Whether you are planning a trip or dreaming of faraway places from the comfort of your living room, this volume is more than a reference book, it is an insider’s guide to the heart and soul of exquisite, nostalgic, and always fascinating ...
... The Splendor of Cuba: 450 Years of Architecture and Interiors. Rizzoli, 2011. Cooke, Julia. The Other Side of Paradise: Life in the New Cuba. Seal Press, 2014. De la Campa, Román. Cuba on My Mind: Journeys to a Severed Nation. Verso ...
... The Splendor of Cuba: 450 Years of Architecture and Interiors. Rizzoli, 2011. Cooke, Julia. The Other Side of Paradise: Life in the New Cuba. Seal Press, 2014. De la Campa, Román. Cuba on My Mind: Journeys to a Severed Nation. Verso ...
An introduction to the land, culture, and people of Cuba.
Cuba: From Primitive Accumulation of Capital to Socialism
Cuba: Socialist Economic Reform and Modernization
"Christopher Columbus was a man of lively imagination.
; "Each volume in the Opposing Viewpoints Series could serve as a model not only providing access to a wide diversity of opinions, but also stimulating readers to do further research for group discussion and individual interest.
Cuba: The Second Decade
... festivals . While they originated with Christianity , any religious connotation has gradually dissipated over time with the festivals remaining as expressions par excellence of local popular culture . Starting at dusk on December 24 and ...
The Conference for the Caribbean and the Americas was held in Cuba, and Clyde Butcher was invited to photograph the mountains of Cuba for the conference.
Exquisite, rare photographs and timely, illuminating commentary reveal a rich architectural history waiting to be rediscovered as travel to Cuba burgeons among Canadian, European, and Latin American tourists and gradually...
In this rich ethnography, the anthropologist Adrian H. Hearn provides a detailed, on-the-ground analysis of how the Cuban state and local religious groups collaborate on community development projects and work with the many foreign ...