In the Land of Mirrors

In the Land of Mirrors
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Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Total Pages : 260
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ISBN-10 : 0472087886
ISBN-13 : 9780472087884
Rating : 4/5 (86 Downloads)

Synopsis In the Land of Mirrors by : Maria de los Angeles Torres

DIVReflects on changes in the politics of the Cuban exile community in the forty years since the Cuban revolution /div

In the Land of Mirrors

In the Land of Mirrors
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Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Total Pages : 256
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ISBN-10 : 9780472027293
ISBN-13 : 0472027298
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis In the Land of Mirrors by : Maria de los Angeles Torres

In the Land of Mirrors is a journey through the politics of Cuban exiles since the 1959 Cuban Revolution. It explores the development of Cuban exile politics and identity within a context of U.S. and Cuban realities, as well as within the broader inquiry of the changing nature of nation-states and its impact on the politics and identity of diaspora communities. Topics covered include: the origins of the post-revolution exile enclave of the 1960s; the evolution of the Cuban community over the 1960s; the pluralization of exile politics in the 1970s, particularly regarding the relationship with the island; the emergence of Cuban-American political action committees in the 1980s; post-Cold War developments; and the transition of Miami by the coming of age of a second generation of Cuban-Americans and the arrival of a new wave of exiles. Interspersed with vignettes from the author's own experiences and political activism, In the Land of Mirrors explores the meanings and ramifications of exile, of belonging, and of seeing the self in the other. It will appeal to political scientists, Latin Americanists, and those studying the politics of exile. María de los Angeles Torres was born in Cuba and came to the United States as a young child. She is Associate Professor of Political Science, DePaul University.

Ninety Miles and a Lifetime Away

Ninety Miles and a Lifetime Away
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1683403320
ISBN-13 : 9781683403326
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis Ninety Miles and a Lifetime Away by : David Powell

Bringing together an unprecedented number of extensive personal stories, this book shares the triumphs and heartbreaking moments experienced by some of the first Cubans to come to the United States after Fidel Castro took power in 1959.

Exile

Exile
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 228
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ISBN-10 : 9781439143704
ISBN-13 : 1439143706
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis Exile by : David Rieff

This is a fascinating portrait of Miami's Cuban population, the most successful group of immigrants to settle in the United States since the Jews of the nineteenth century. David Rieff has provided an engrossing look at a group exiled from its homeland, showing how America has affected these immigrants, and what it means to become an American in the late twentieth century.

Cuban Exiles on the Trade Embargo

Cuban Exiles on the Trade Embargo
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 197
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ISBN-10 : 9780786480708
ISBN-13 : 078648070X
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis Cuban Exiles on the Trade Embargo by : Edward J. González

First implemented in 1962, the American embargo against Cuba is one of the most enduring anti-trade measures in human history, having outlived most of the original government and military leaders responsible for its creation. But has it benefited the United States as intended, by weakening Fidel Castro's grip on his country? Or has it, instead, strengthened his position? This unique work draws upon interviews with Cuban exiles to provide broad-ranging insights on the embargo's effects on the Cuban people, and an evaluation of its diminishing role as an effective political tool.

The Cuban Exile

The Cuban Exile
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 248
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ISBN-10 : UVA:X000217309
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Rating : 4/5 (09 Downloads)

Synopsis The Cuban Exile by : Patrick Lee Gallagher

Havana USA

Havana USA
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 308
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ISBN-10 : 0520919998
ISBN-13 : 9780520919990
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Synopsis Havana USA by : Maria Cristina Garcia

In the years since Fidel Castro came to power, the migration of close to one million Cubans to the United States continues to remain one of the most fascinating, unusual, and controversial movements in American history. María Cristina García—a Cuban refugee raised in Miami—has experienced firsthand many of the developments she describes, and has written the most comprehensive and revealing account of the postrevolutionary Cuban migration to date. García deftly navigates the dichotomies and similarities between cultures and among generations. Her exploration of the complicated realm of Cuban American identity sets a new standard in social and cultural history.

Cubans, an Epic Journey

Cubans, an Epic Journey
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Publisher : Reedy Press LLC
Total Pages : 801
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ISBN-10 : 9781935806202
ISBN-13 : 1935806203
Rating : 4/5 (02 Downloads)

Synopsis Cubans, an Epic Journey by : Sam Verdeja

This book is a collection of more than thirty essays by renowned scholars, historians, journalists, and media professionals that portray the experience of Cubans exiled in the United States and other countries in the last sixty years.

Ninety Miles and a Lifetime Away

Ninety Miles and a Lifetime Away
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Publisher : University Press of Florida
Total Pages : 241
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ISBN-10 : 9781683403418
ISBN-13 : 168340341X
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis Ninety Miles and a Lifetime Away by : David Powell

Florida Historical Society Samuel Proctor Award Rare accounts of Cuban migration in the words of the exiles themselves Bringing together an unprecedented number of extensive personal stories, this book shares the triumphs and heartbreaking moments experienced by some of the first Cubans to come to the United States after Fidel Castro took power in 1959. Ninety Miles and a Lifetime Away is a moving look inside fifteen years of migration that changed the two countries and transformed the lives of the people who found themselves separated from their homeland. David Powell presents interviews with refugees who left Cuba between 1959 and the 1962 Missile Crisis, as well as those who embarked on the Freedom Flights of the late 1960s and early 1970s. During these years more than 600,000 Cubans migrated to the US, some by way of other countries and many arriving in Miami with only a few clothes and pocket money. In their own words, exiles describe why they left the island, how they prepared for departure, what situations they faced when they arrived in the US, and how they integrated into American life. Offering historical background that illuminates this pivotal period in the context of the Cold War, Powell shows how the US government’s Cuban refugee assistance program had far-reaching effects on refugee policy, bilingual education, and child welfare programs. The testimonies in this book include new information about low-cost “Cuban Loans” that enabled young exiles to attend US colleges, preparing many to be builders and leaders in their adopted country today. A powerful portrayal of the initial effects of a revolution that began a new era in Cuba’s relationship with the world, this book preserves rare accounts of the motivations and struggles of early Cuban exiles in the words of the emigres themselves, adding gripping detail to the history of the modern Cuban diaspora. Publication of this work made possible by a Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Our Lady of the Exile

Our Lady of the Exile
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 241
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ISBN-10 : 9780195344493
ISBN-13 : 0195344499
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis Our Lady of the Exile by : Thomas A. Tweed

Our Lady of the Exile is a study of Cuban-American popular Catholicism, focusing on the shrine of Our Lady Charity in Miami. Drawing on a wide range of sources and using both historical and ethnographic methods, the book examines the religious life of the Cuban exiles who visit the shrine. Those pilgrims are diverse, and so are the motives that bring them. At the same time, author Thomas A. Tweed argues, Cuban devotees of the national patroness share a great deal. Most come to pray for their homeland and to recreate bonds with other Cubans, on the island and in the diaspora. The shrine is a place where they come to make sense of themselves as an exiled people. The religious symbols there link the past and present and bridge the homeland and the new land. Through rituals and artifacts at the shrine, Tweed suggests, the Cuban diaspora "imaginatively constructs its collective identity and transports itself to the Cuba of memory and desire." While the book focuses on Cuban exiles in Miami, it moves beyond case study as it explores larger issues concerning religion, identity, and place. How do migrants relate to heir homeland? How do they understand themselves after they have been displaced? What role does religion play among these diasporic groups? Building on this study of one exiled group, Tweed proposes a theory of diasporic religion that promises to illuminate the experiences of other groups that have been displaced from their native land. As the first book-length analysis of Cuban-American Catholicism, Tweed's book will be an invaluable resource to scholars and students of not only Religious Studies, American Studies, and Ethnic Studies, but also those who study cultural anthropology, human geography, and Latin American history.