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A Cultural History of Cuba During the U.S. Occupation, 1898-1902

A Cultural History of Cuba During the U.S. Occupation, 1898-1902

Iglesias Utset, Marial
Davidson, Russ

Paperback

Series: Latin America in Translation/En Traducción/Em Tradução

Caribbean History19th Century United States HistoryGeneral World History

ISBN10: 0807871923
ISBN13: 9780807871928
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: May 30 2011
Pages: 232
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.55 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.22
Language: English
In this cultural history of Cuba during the United States' brief but influential occupation from 1898 to 1902 -- a key transitional period following the Spanish-American War -- Marial Iglesias Utset sheds light on the complex set of pressures that guided the formation and production of a burgeoning Cuban nationalism.

Drawing on archival and published sources, Iglesias illustrates the process by which Cubans maintained and created their own culturally relevant national symbols in the face of the U.S. occupation. Tracing Cuba's efforts to modernize in conjunction with plans by U.S. officials to shape the process, Iglesias analyzes, among other things, the influence of the English language on Spanish usage; the imposition of North American holidays, such as Thanksgiving, in place of traditional Cuban celebrations; the transformation of Havana into a new metropolis; and the development of patriotic symbols, including the Cuban flag, songs, monuments, and ceremonies. Iglesias argues that the Cuban response to U.S. imperialism, though largely critical, indeed involved elements of reliance, accommodation, and welcome. Above all, Iglesias argues, Cubans engaged the Americans on multiple levels, and her work demonstrates how their ambiguous responses to the U.S. occupation shaped the cultural transformation that gave rise to a new Cuban nationalism.

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