THE EXILE: Cuba in the Heart of Miami
Language: English
Published by Simon and Schuster, New York, 1993
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used

Seller: Waugh Books, Lawrence, KS, U.S.A.Waugh Books
AbeBooks seller since April 17, 2008
Association member: IOBA
Condition: Used - Fine
US$ 10.00
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
8vo. Quarter black cloth over brown boards, with gilt spine titles. With brown end papers. Title page with double page decoration. 220 pages, with Index. No names or marks. In illustrated dust-jacket, with price intact.
Seller Inventory # 3421
- Title
- THE EXILE: Cuba in the Heart of Miami
- Author
- Rieff, David
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster, New York
- Publication year
- 1993
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0671776045
- ISBN 13
- 9780671776046
- Edition
- First printing.
- Seller catalogs
- Literature
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Reviews
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
A skilled journalist's affecting and compassionate take on southern Florida's affluent, middle-aged Cubans--whose collective dream of returning to the fondly remembered island paradise of their privileged childhood has become anguishingly chimerical. Rieff (Los Angeles, 1991; Going to Miami, 1987) focuses on the experience of Cuban-born men and women whose upper-income families fled to the US in the immediate aftermath of Castro's overthrow of the Batista regime. Now in their 40s, these involuntary immigrants have prospered in business, the professions, and government, in the process making Miami rock to a Latin beat. While the people of ``the exile'' (an allusive collective term akin to, say, ``the diaspora'') have resisted assimilation and kept their culture remarkably intact, Rieff leaves little doubt that they are in the throes of an emotional crisis. Having viewed their adoptive city as a sort of halfway house, Cuban-Americans have come to the bittersweet realization that it's probably home. Nearly three years after the Berlin Wall's collapse, Castro still clings to power, and those emigrs who make sentimental journeys to Cuba find they have little in common with friends or relatives who remained behind. Nor, on the basis of Rieff's anecdotal evidence, do these expatriates' US-born sons and daughters (now marrying outside the community in ever greater numbers) share the idyllic, if increasingly ambivalent, aspirations of their parents, who not only have been overtaken by events but also have put down roots deeper than they imagined. A tellingly detailed take on a notably cohesive ethnic minority's slow-motion absorption into the melting pot. -- Copyright ©1993, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
Updating Thomas D. Boswell and James R. Curtis's The Cuban-American Experience ( LJ 6/1/84), journalist Rieff ( Los Angeles: Capital of the Third World , S. & S., 1991) assesses the present social processes in Cuban American Miami. Past immigrants had come to the United States to stay, but Rieff shows that the motto of Miami's Cubans was "Next year in Havana." More economic than political refugees (Castro's "New Man" demanded sacrifice from the more successful), their success here depended on their doing what they did best--making money. As Rieff demonstrates, they also saw to it that we heard only their side, not about the excesses of Batista. Although most Cuban immigrants are or will become U.S. citizens, their sympathies lie elsewhere, and one is left to wonder if the balkanization of America by such groups is good. A thorough investigation for current events collections.
- Louise Leonard, Univ. of Florida Libs., Gainesville
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Waugh Books
Lawrence, KS, U.S.A.
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 5 to 14 business days | 3 to 6 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 6.00 | US$ 10.50 |
Payment methods
- Check
- Money Order
Association member
Members of these associations are committed to maintaining the highest standards. They vouch for the authenticity of all items offered for sale. They provide expert and detailed descriptions, disclose all significant defects and/or restorations, provide clear and accurate pricing, and operate with fairness and honesty during the purchase experience.Seller's business information
Waugh Books
KS, U.S.A.
Terms of sale
Waugh Books is a sole proprietorship, owned and operated by Curtis J. Waugh, 2104 Barker Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66046, USA. Telephone: 785-554-5601; email: waughbooks1@icloud.com.
We guarantee the condition of every book as it's described on the Abebooks web sites. If
you're dissatisfied with your purchase (Incorrect Book/Not as Described/Damaged) or if the
order hasn't arrived, you're eligible for a refund within 30 days of the estimated delivery
date. If you've changed your mind about a book that you've ordered, please use the Ask
bookseller a question link to contact us and we'll respond within 2 business days.
Shipping terms
Orders usually ship within 2 business days. All orders are carefully boxed for shipping and tracked. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.