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Island of Dreams

By: Antoni Kapcia

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Hardcover | 1 September 2010

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As spiritual home of Che Guevara and arch-enemy of the United States for more than forty years, Cuba exerts a powerful hold over people's imaginations. The Revolution and its leader, Fidel Castro, have survived invasion, repeated external and internal crisis, and most astonishingly, economic collapse and political isolation. What is at the root of the continuity and success of the 'Revolution' and in what sense can it be termed a 'revolution'? This book is the first in-depth study of Cuba to examine its history and revolutionary transformation through the evolution of ideology and myth. Music, political campaigns, street and media propaganda, literature, cinema, and drama have served to establish a cubanista tradition, supported by powerful myths such as Che Guevara and Jose Marti, the New Man, youth, and an Afro-Cuban identity. Challenging preconceptions and conventional wisdoms about Cuba and its leadership, this book presents a remarkable portrait of the distinctive history of the island's culture. The interplay of history, revolutionary action, and ideology through myth and collective experience make this book essential reading for Cuban scholars, Latin American and US historians, political analysts and those generally interested in the history and future of Cuban political culture.

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'This book presents a fascinating new perspective on this unique Caribbean island. Through analysing both primary and secondary sources alongside his own painstaking research, Kapcia has managed to present an original, challenging viewpoint whilst still presenting the facts.' The British Bulletin of Publications on Latin America, the Caribbean, Portugal and Spain '[An] original and stimulating book ... Kapcia has produced a valuable and believable explanation for the extraordinary longevity of the Cuban Revolution.' Latin American Studies

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Non-Fiction History Regional & National History History of the Americas Society & Culture Cultural Studies Earliest Times to Present Day 20th Century History from 1900 to 2000 Specific Events & Topics in History Revolutions, Uprisings, Rebellions Politics & Government Political Activism

Revolutionary Groups & Movements

Glossary of Abbreviations	p. vii
Glossary of Spanish Terms	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
Introduction The Concept of Cubanía and the Nature of Myth	p. 1
Ideology and Revolution	p. 37
The Search for a Cuban National Identity until 1958	p. 39
The Search for a Cuban Revolutionary Identity after 1959	p. 99
Myth and Ideology	p. 147
Myth-Making and Cubanía in Pre-Revolutionary Cuba	p. 149
Revolution and the Radicalization of Myth and Cubanía	p. 175
Conclusion: Cubanía Today: Crisis and the Pursuit of the 'dreams'	p. 217
Bibliography	p. 269
Index	p. 287
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