Rethinking Past and Present in Cuba (Paperback)

Antoni Kapcia

ISBN 10: 1908857412 / ISBN 13: 9781908857415

Published by University of London, London, 2018

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Paperback. This collection of essaysand research articles has been designed, by its breadth of expertise anddiscipline, to pay suitable homage to the seminal influence and contributionmade by the late Alistair Hennessy towards the development of Cuban studies.For that reason, it includes a judicious mixture of the old and the new, includingseveral of the leading and internationally well-established experts on Cubanhistory, politics and culture, but also some up-and-coming researchers in thefield; that mixture and the combination of topics (some addressing the pastdirectly, others assessing the present within a historical context) reflectsHennessys own cross-disciplinary and open-minded approach to the study of thehistory of Cuba. This collection of essays and research articles has been designed to pay homage to the seminal influence and contribution made by the late Alistair Hennessy toward the development of Cuban studies. It includes a mixture of the old and the new, including several leading international experts on Cuban history, politics, and culture, but also some up-and-coming researchers in the field. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rethinking Past and Present in Cuba (Paperback)
• Publisher: University of London, London
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1908857412
• ISBN 13: 9781908857415
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

This collection of essays and research articles has been designed, by its breadth of expertise and discipline, to pay suitable homage to the seminal influence and contribution made by the late Alistair Hennessy towards the development of Cuban studies. For that reason, it includes a judicious mixture of the old and the new, including several of the leading and internationally well-established experts on Cuban history, politics and culture, but also some up-and-coming researchers in the field; that mixture and the combination of topics (some addressing the past directly, others assessing the present within a historical context) reflects Hennessy’s own cross-disciplinary and open-minded approach to the study of the history of Cuba. 

About the Author

Antoni Kapcia is Professor of Latin American History at the University of Nottingham. He is also the author of Cuba: Island of Dreams (2000) and Havana: The Making of Cuban Culture (2005).