Culture And Customs Of Cuba

Author : William Luis
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015050003964

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Culture and Customs of Cuba by William Luis Pdf

Cuba continues to loom large in U.S. consciousness and politics. Culture and Customs of Cuba is a much-needed resource that gives students and other readers an in-depth view of our important island neighbor. Luis, of Cuban descent, provides detailed, clear insight into the society, religions, customs, media, cinema, literature, performing arts, and art in the context of three interrelated periods in Cuban history: Colonial, the Republic, and Castros Revolution and beyond. The contributions of Cubans in exile are considered an inherent part of Cuban culture and Luis includes them as well.

Author : Russell Maddicks,Culture Smart!
Publisher : Bravo Limited
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781857338461

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Cuba - Culture Smart! by Russell Maddicks,Culture Smart! Pdf

Cuba is a land of contradictions that is easy to enjoy but difficult for first-time visitors to decipher. The largest island in the Caribbean, it is a tropical paradise that Christopher Columbus called "the most beautiful land that human eyes have ever seen." It is famous for the romantic charm of its crumbling colonial cities, the beauty of its white sand beaches, and its irresistible Afro-Cuban dance beats. But it is also a land of shortages and tight government control, which has been in a sixty-year political standoff with its superpower neighbor, the USA. The homegrown version of single-party socialism created by Fidel Castro has kept Cuba in a Cold War time warp that only now is beginning to change. As travel restrictions are relaxed US tourists can once again visit the island. Greater flexibility toward private enterprise is opening it up to boutique hotels and high-quality home-based restaurants. There is a boom in special-interest tourism for cyclists, hikers, birdwatchers, and scuba divers, while foreign entrepreneurs are eagerly exploring investment opportunities. Culture Smart! Cuba will take you beyond the usual descriptions of Havana nightlife, vintage cars, and hand-rolled cigars and give you an insider's view of an island that is teetering on the brink of historic change. It offers insights into Cuba's fascinating history, national icons, unique food, vibrant cultural scene, and world-renowned music. Practical tips help business travelers gain an edge on the competition. But most of all, this book aims to show you how best to break the ice and get a better understanding of the infinitely resourceful Cuban people, who despite severe hardships and shortages over many years remain optimistic and fiercely proud of their heritage and culture.

Author : April Fast,Susan Hughes
Publisher : Crabtree Publishing Company
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0778793265

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Cuba by April Fast,Susan Hughes Pdf

The Spanish had an enormous impact on Cuba's history and culture introducing the Spanish language to the island and Roman Catholicism. Other cultures have also contributed particularly in the area of the arts and food. Cuba the culture features the traditions and celebrations of the country's many different cultural influences.

Author : Mandy Macdonald
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781857335781

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Cuba - Culture Smart! by Mandy Macdonald Pdf

Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts. This inside knowledge will enable you to steer clear of embarrassing gaffes and mistakes, feel confident in unfamiliar situations, and develop trust, friendships, and successful business relationships. Culture Smart! offers illuminating insights into the culture and society of a particular country. It will help you to turn your visit-whether on business or for pleasure-into a memorable and enriching experience. Contents include * customs, values, and traditions * historical, religious, and political background * life at home * leisure, social, and cultural life * eating and drinking * do's, don'ts, and taboos * business practices * communication, spoken and unspoken "Culture Smart has come to the rescue of hapless travellers." Sunday Times Travel "... the perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful and downright odd quirks and customs of various countries." Global Travel "...full of fascinating-as well as common-sense-tips to help you avoid embarrassing faux pas." Observer "...as useful as they are entertaining." Easyjet Magazine "...offer glimpses into the psyche of a faraway world." New York Times

Author : Melissa Raé Shofner
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781508163114

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The People and Culture of Cuba by Melissa Raé Shofner Pdf

Who are the people of Cuba? Readers will probe this question through this lively book about the cultural traditions, festivals, music, art, dance, and food of this Caribbean island nation. Analyzing how the country's history has shaped the cultural identity of its people, this comprehensive text sheds light on the unique contributions Cubans have made. Readers also learn that it is the largest island and most populated country in the Caribbean. Each spread features stunning photographs, which make the information pop. This engaging take on curricular social studies concepts is sure to capture readers' attention.

Author : Jaime Sarusky,Gerardo Mosquera
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : History
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173023348092

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The Cultural Policy of Cuba by Jaime Sarusky,Gerardo Mosquera Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2004-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1417668962

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Cuba: The Culture by Anonim Pdf

Discusses the religion, festivals, music, art, architecture, language, and literature of Cuba, and includes a Cuban folk tale.

Author : Louis A. Pérez Jr.
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781469601410

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On Becoming Cuban by Louis A. Pérez Jr. Pdf

With this masterful work, Louis A. Perez Jr. transforms the way we view Cuba and its relationship with the United States. On Becoming Cuban is a sweeping cultural history of the sustained encounter between the peoples of the two countries and of the ways that this encounter helped shape Cubans' identity, nationality, and sense of modernity from the early 1850s until the revolution of 1959. Using an enormous range of Cuban and U.S. sources--from archival records and oral interviews to popular magazines, novels, and motion pictures--Perez reveals a powerful web of everyday, bilateral connections between the United States and Cuba and shows how U.S. cultural forms had a critical influence on the development of Cubans' sense of themselves as a people and as a nation. He also articulates the cultural context for the revolution that erupted in Cuba in 1959. In the middle of the twentieth century, Perez argues, when economic hard times and political crises combined to make Cubans painfully aware that their American-influenced expectations of prosperity and modernity would not be realized, the stage was set for revolution.

Author : Kylie Burns
Publisher : Cultural Traditions in My Worl
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-22
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 077878102X

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Cultural Traditions in Cuba by Kylie Burns Pdf

A nation with Spanish, African, Asian, and Caribbean roots, Cubas people celebrate their diversity with a range of cultural traditions. From celebrated Cuban music and dance to legends and family customs, this interesting book guides readers through the celebrations and traditions practiced by Cubans throughout each year. Other celebrations include national holidays and Christian observances.

Author : William Luis
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2000-11-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313007170

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Culture and Customs of Cuba by William Luis Pdf

Cuba continues to loom large in U.S. consciousness and politics. Culture and Customs of Cuba is a much-needed resource to give students and other readers an in-depth view of our important island neighbor. Luis, of Cuban descent, provides detailed, clear insight into Cuban culture in its historical context. Religion, customs, economy, media, performing and creative arts, and cinema are some of the many topics discussed. Included in this discussion are contributions of Cubans in exile which Luis considers an inherent part of Cuban culture. Encouraging a wider understanding of Cuba, this volume describes and highlights the cultures and customs of the island. Cuba, as one will learn while reading this book, is an island of many cultural customs that have evolved out of a rich history. Presented in the context of three interrelated periods in Cuban history: the Colonial, the Republic, and Castro's Revolution, this book explores Cuba's dynamic culture. Luis also notes the spread of Cuban culture abroad, where a significant part of the Cuban population has lived since the earl 19th century. Students and others interested in this country will find this book to be extraordinarily helpful and informative.

Author : Alan West-Durán
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780238609

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Cuba by Alan West-Durán Pdf

As American-Cuban relations begin to warm, tourists are rushing to discover the throwback tropical paradise just eighty miles off of the American coast. But even as diplomatic relations are changing and the country opens up to the Western world, Cuba remains a rare and fascinating place. Cuba: A Cultural History tells the story of Cuba’s history through an exploration of its rich and vibrant culture. Rather than offer a timeline of Cuban history or a traditional genre-by-genre history of Cuban culture, Alan West-Durán invites readers to enter Cuban history from the perspective of the island’s uniquely creative cultural forms. He traces the restless island as it ebbs and flows with the power, beauty, and longings of its culture and history. In a world where revolutionary socialism is an almost quaint reminder of the decades-old Cold War, the island nation remains one of the few on the planet guided by a Communist party, still committed to fighting imperialism, opposed to the injustices of globalization, and wedded to the dream of one day building a classless society, albeit in a distant future. But as this book shows, Cuba is more than a struggling socialist country—it is a nation with a complex and turbulent history and a rich and varied culture.

Author : Mark Cramer
Publisher : West Winds Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1558684115

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Culture Shock!. by Mark Cramer Pdf

Whether travelers to Cuba plan to stay for a week or a year, they'll benefit from such topics as the rules of driving and monetary systems, religious practices, and making friend. This "Culture Shock!" volume attempts to cross the bridge into a new and exciting culture.

Author : Marial Iglesias Utset
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807877845

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A Cultural History of Cuba during the U.S. Occupation, 1898-1902 by Marial Iglesias Utset Pdf

In this cultural history of Cuba during the United States' brief but influential occupation from 1898 to 1902--a key transitional period following the Spanish-American War--Marial Iglesias Utset sheds light on the complex set of pressures that guided the formation and production of a burgeoning Cuban nationalism. Drawing on archival and published sources, Iglesias illustrates the process by which Cubans maintained and created their own culturally relevant national symbols in the face of the U.S. occupation. Tracing Cuba's efforts to modernize in conjunction with plans by U.S. officials to shape the process, Iglesias analyzes, among other things, the influence of the English language on Spanish usage; the imposition of North American holidays, such as Thanksgiving, in place of traditional Cuban celebrations; the transformation of Havana into a new metropolis; and the development of patriotic symbols, including the Cuban flag, songs, monuments, and ceremonies. Iglesias argues that the Cuban response to U.S. imperialism, though largely critical, indeed involved elements of reliance, accommodation, and welcome. Above all, Iglesias argues, Cubans engaged the Americans on multiple levels, and her work demonstrates how their ambiguous responses to the U.S. occupation shaped the cultural transformation that gave rise to a new Cuban nationalism.

Author : Mark Cramer,Marcus Cramer
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2010-08-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9789814484268

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CultureShock! Cuba by Mark Cramer,Marcus Cramer Pdf

CultureShock! Cuba offers an insight into a highly contradictory country, where there are more grey areas than black and white. Here is a balanced account of Cuba’s current realities, a useful guide for people who wish to visit or do business in Cuba. Learn from the locals how they survive in Cuba with the little they have. Find out how the importance of public good over individual right has helped take care of every single citizen in the country. More than just providing the practical information to help you settle into Cuba, the authors draw from their personal experiences to give a deeper understanding of the life and culture of these friendly, warm and straight-forward people. CultureShock! Cuba is your ultimate survival guide to this colourful country.

Author : Wyatt MacGaffey,Clifford R. Barnett,American University (Washington, D.C.)
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1974-07-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780837173191

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Cuba by Wyatt MacGaffey,Clifford R. Barnett,American University (Washington, D.C.) Pdf