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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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Havana Without Makeup: Inside the Soul of the City

Havana Without Makeup: Inside the Soul of the City

Portocarero, Herman
Portocarero, Joaquin

Paperback

Caribbean HistoryCaribbean & West IndiesGeneral Sociology

Publisher Price: $18.95

ISBN10: 1933527889
ISBN13: 9781933527888
Publisher: Turtle Point Press
Published: Sep 5 2017
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.85
Height: 1.10 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.20
Language: English
Havana without Makeup is the ultimate insider's view of Havana, a wide-ranging exploration of its complex facets as seen by few. Its aim is to capture the soul of a city and a society that have evolved on their own terms at the moment before they face inevitable transformations. Opening on the eve of the announcement of reconciliation between the U.S. and Cuba, the book then looks back at the cultural, political, economic, and religious influences that led up to this historic moment and beyond. Readers are led by a brilliant renaissance man and writer who has been at the vanguard of the city's struggles for more than twenty years. Portocarero's anti-tourist guide to Havana examines the built environment of the most sensual ruin on the planet why are large parts of the city so neglected, and what changes may we see over the coming years? Examining all things Cubania-racial issues, la revolución, baseball, Hemingway, communism, synagogues, Santeria, Cimarron culture, and much more-Portocarero overturns every stone in his endeavor to bring us inside the city he loves. Illustrated with original photographs, this is a unique and essential account of Havana's history, its present, and what its future may hold.

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