Cuban Counterpoints The Legacy of Fernando Ortiz |
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Editor:
| Font, Mauricio A. Quiroz, Alfonso W. |
Contribution by:
| Muñoz, Carmen Almodóvar Bronfman, Alejandra Catoira, Patricia Coronil, Fernando Rosario Díaz Rodríguez, María Del Ferrer, Antonio Fernández Robaina, Tomás Fernández Echevarría, Roberto González Lapidus, Benjamin L. Linares Savio, María Teresa Leo, Octavio di Arévalos, José Matos Puig-Samper Mulero, Miguel Ángel Orovio, Consuelo Naranjo Ortiz Herrera, María Fernanda Pérez-Stable, Marifeli Pumar, Enrique S. Calzadilla, Jorge Ramírez Rojas, Rafael Smorkaloff, Pamela Maria Stubbs, Jean Viñalet, |
Series title: | Bildner Western Hemisphere Studies |
ISBN: | 978-0-7391-0968-7 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2004 |
Publisher: | Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $54.99 |
Book Description:
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While Fernando Ortiz's contribution to our understanding of Cuba and Latin America more generally has been widely recognized since the 1940s, recently there has been renewed interest in this scholar and activist who made lasting contributions to a staggering array of fields. For the first time in English, this volume of essays demonstrates his impact on a staggering array of fields. Much of his most challenging and provocative thinking--which embraced simultaneity, conflict, inherent...
More DescriptionWhile Fernando Ortiz's contribution to our understanding of Cuba and Latin America more generally has been widely recognized since the 1940s, recently there has been renewed interest in this scholar and activist who made lasting contributions to a staggering array of fields. For the first time in English, this volume of essays demonstrates his impact on a staggering array of fields. Much of his most challenging and provocative thinking--which embraced simultaneity, conflict, inherent contradiction, and hybridity--has remarkable relevance for current debates about Latin America's complex and evolving societies.