Lillian Guerra: 3 books
The Myth of José Martí
Conflicting Nationalisms in Early Twentieth-Century Cuba
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2006
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....
Visions of Power in Cuba
Revolution, Redemption, and Resistance, 1959-1971
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2012
In the tumultuous first decade of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro and other leaders saturated the media with altruistic images of themselves in a campaign to win the hearts of Cuba's six million citizens. In Visions of Power in Cuba, Lillian Guerra argues that these visual representations explained...
by Lillian Guerra
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2018
A leading scholar sheds light on the experiences of ordinary Cubans in the unseating of the dictator Fulgencio Batista
In this important and timely volume, one of today’s foremost experts on Cuban history and politics fills a significant gap in the literature, illuminating how Cuba’s electoral...