Imaging the Chinese in Cuban Literature and Culture
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0813034450
ISBN-13
9780813034454
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Imprint
University Press of Florida
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 1st, 2009
Print length
256 Pages
Weight
390 grams
Dimensions
22.80 x 15.20 x 1.40 cms
Product Classification:
Literature: history & criticismLiterature: history and criticismLiterary studies: general
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More than 150 years ago, the first Chinese contract laborers ("coolies") arrived in Cuba to work the colonial plantations. Eventually, over 150,000 Chinese immigrated to the island, and their presence has had a profound effect on all aspects of Cuban cultural production, from food to books to painting.Ignacio Lopez-Calvo''s interpretations often go against the grain of earlier research, refusing to conceive of Cuban identity either in terms of a bipolar black/white opposition or an idyllic and harmonious process of miscegenation. He also counters traditional representations of chinos mambises, Chinese immigrants who fought for Cuba in the Wars of Independence against Spain.Imaging the Chinese in Cuban Literature and Culture fills a void in literary criticism, breaking new ground within the small field of Sino-Cuban studies. It is destined to set the tone for years to come.
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