Lillian Guerra

(Author)

The Myth of José Martí: Conflicting Nationalisms in Early Twentieth-Century CubaPaperback, 31 March 2005

The Myth of José Martí: Conflicting Nationalisms in Early Twentieth-Century Cuba
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Part of Series
Envisioning Cuba
Part of Series
Envisioning Cuba (Paperback)
Print Length
328 pages
Language
English
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
Date Published
31 Mar 2005
ISBN-10
0807855901
ISBN-13
9780807855904

Description

Focusing on a period of history rocked by four armed movements, Lillian Guerra traces the origins of Cubans' struggles to determine the meaning of their identity and the character of the state, from Cuba's last war of independence in 1895 to the consolidation of U.S. neocolonial hegemony in 1921. Guerra argues that political violence and competing interpretations of the "social unity" proposed by Cuba's revolutionary patriot, Jose Marti, reveal conflicting visions of the nation--visions that differ in their ideological radicalism and in how they cast Cuba's relationship with the United States.

As Guerra explains, some nationalists supported incorporating foreign investment and values, while others sought social change through the application of an authoritarian model of electoral politics; still others sought a democratic government with social and economic justice. But for all factions, the image of Marti became the principal means by which Cubans attacked, policed, and discredited one another to preserve their own vision over others'. Guerra's examination demonstrates how competing historical memories and battles for control of a weak state explain why polarity, rather than consensus on the idea of the "nation" and the character of the Cuban state, came to define Cuban politics throughout the twentieth century.

Product Details

Author:
Lillian Guerra
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
31 March 2005
Dimensions:
23.27 x 15.8 x 1.98 cm
ISBN-10:
0807855901
ISBN-13:
9780807855904
Language:
English
Location:
Chapel Hill
Pages:
328
Weight:
471.74 gm

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