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Author:   Carlos Riobó ,  Carlos Riobó
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.218kg
ISBN:  

9781438442563

ISBN 10:   1438442564
Pages:   157
Publication Date:   01 October 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Part I. Introduction Cuban Intersections of Writing and Space: Colonial Foundations and Neobaroque Origenes Carlos Riobo Part II. Urban Spaces 1. Urban Gardens: Private Property or the Ultimate Socialist Experience?"" Marina Gold 2. Absence Makes the State Grow Stronger: Preliminary Thoughts on Revolutionary Space, Spectacle, and State Legitimacy"" Thomas F. Carter 3. Between History and Modernity: Searching for Lo Cubano in Modern Cuban Architecture Gabriel Fuentes Part III. Havana as Nexus: Privileged Literary and Architectural Sites 4. A Look at the Style of Great Houses of Havana, 1860-1960 Hermes Mallea 5. Hacia una estetica de lo violento en Las bestias de Ronaldo Menendez y en La sombra del caminante de Ena Lucia Portela Elena Adell Part IV. Cuban Libraries and Culture on the Move 6. Cuba Book Project: Innovative Ways to Support Cuban Libraries Kenneth Schlesinger 7. Impact of the Bookmobile to Cuba Project on Library Outreach Services in Granma Province, Cuba Rhonda L. Neugebauer and Dana Lubow 8. Reading and Researching: Challenges and Strategies for Cubans Peter T. Johnson Index

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Carlos Riobo is Assistant Professor of Latin American Literature and Cultures at the City University of New York. He is also the author of Sub-Versions of the Archive: Manuel Puig's and Severo Sarduy's Alternative Identities.

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