The Portable Island Cubans at Home in the World |
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| Editor:
| Behar, Ruth |
| ISBN: | 978-1-283-52866-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2008 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $110.00 |
Book Description:
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Cubans today are at home in diasporas that stretch from Miami to Mexico City to Moscow. Back on the island, watching as fellow Cubans leave, the impact of departure upon departure can be wrenching. How do Cubans confront their condition as an uprooted people? "The Portable Island: Cubans at Home in the World" by Ruth Behar and Lucia M. Suarez offers a stunning chorus of responses, gathering some of the most daring Cuban writers, artists, and thinkers to address the haunting effect...
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Cubans today are at home in diasporas that stretch from Miami to Mexico City to Moscow. Back on the island, watching as fellow Cubans leave, the impact of departure upon departure can be wrenching. How do Cubans confront their condition as an uprooted people? "The Portable Island: Cubans at Home in the World" by Ruth Behar and Lucia M. Suarez offers a stunning chorus of responses, gathering some of the most daring Cuban writers, artists, and thinkers to address the haunting effect of globalization on their own lives."