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Culture and Customs of Cuba (Culture and Customs of Latin America and the Caribbean)
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Cuba continues to loom large in U.S. consciousness and politics. Culture and Customs of Cuba is a much-needed resource that gives students and other readers an in-depth view of our important island neighbor. Luis, of Cuban descent, provides detailed, clear insight into the society, religions, customs, media, cinema, literature, performing arts, and art in the context of three interrelated periods in Cuban history: Colonial, the Republic, and Castros Revolution and beyond. The contributions of Cubans in exile are considered an inherent part of Cuban culture and Luis includes them as well. Book News Annotation:Luis (Spanish, Vanderbilt U.) offers a succinct, level-headed
description of the culture and customs on the island. His coverage
of the complex religious, social, and political environment in Cuba
sympathetically treats the people's revolutionary aims without
overlooking the injustices it ended up creating. Also covers the
broadcast and print media, cinema, literature, the performing arts,
and other arts. Includes a section of rather dark b&w photographs of
decaying buildings and lively street scenes.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Review:Each volume has enough topics and in-depth information that any social studies class doing comparative cultures and history will find very useful information here beyond what is in a general encyclopedia or what they can find on that country's Web site....Since the series concentrates on many third world countries and the authors are very knowledgable, we find the series valuable for hard-to-find, in-depth and current cultural information. Recommended. Synopsis:An indispensable aid to understanding Cuban society, religion, customs, media, cinema, literature, performing arts, and art. About the AuthorWILLIAM LUIS is Professor of Spanish, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. Table of ContentsSeries Foreword Chronology Context Religion Social Customs Broadcasting and Print Media Cinema Literature Performing Arts Art (Painting and Sculpture) Glossary Selected Bibliography Index What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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