Cuba in the shadow of change : daily life in the twilight of the revolution / Amelia Rosenberg Weinreb.

Author/creator Weinreb, Amelia Rosenberg
Format Book
Publication InfoGainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2009.
Description254 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Ethnology--Cuba.
Economic anthropology--Cuba.
Social classes--Cuba.
Social change--Cuba.
Consumption (Economics)--Cuba.
Cuba--History. --Revolution, 1959.
Cuba--Economic conditions. --21st century.
Cuba--Social life and customs.

SeriesContemporary Cuba
Contemporary Cuba. ^A446956
Contents Historical overview: tracing discontent -- Private -- Private space -- Private experience -- Means -- Words and means: the special period lexicon -- What goods mean in Cuba -- Dollars, means, and the new Cuban class system -- Free -- Un-migration -- Freedom offstage -- Conclusion: citizens, consumers, and shadow publics in time and space.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009011121
ISBN9780813033693 (alk. paper)
ISBN0813033691 (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks GN564.C9 W45 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold