Cuba in the American Imagination Metaphor and the Imperial Ethos |
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| Author:
| Perez, Louis A. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-8700-4 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2008 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | CD-Audio |
| List Price: | USD $39.95USD $20.00 |
Book Description:
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For more than two hundred often turbulent years, Americans have imagined and described Cuba and its relationship to the US by conjuring up a variety of striking images - Cuba as a woman, a neighbour, a ripe fruit. Louis A. Pérez Jr. offers a revealing history of these metaphorical and depictive motifs and discovers the powerful motives behind such characterizations of the island.
For more than two hundred often turbulent years, Americans have imagined and described Cuba and its relationship to the US by conjuring up a variety of striking images - Cuba as a woman, a neighbour, a ripe fruit. Louis A. Pérez Jr. offers a revealing history of these metaphorical and depictive motifs and discovers the powerful motives behind such characterizations of the island.