Cuban Identity and the Angolan Experience [electronic resource] /
Peters, C.author.
Exploring the cultural politics of Cuba's epic military engagement in the Angolan civil war, this book narrates the transformation of Cuban national identity from Latin African to Caribbean through the experience of internationalism in Angola.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I Separation; 1 Slave Nostalgias; 2 The Public Lives of Santería; 3 The Atlas of Africanía: Part One; Part II Transition; 4 Rituals of War; 5 Return of the Slaves; 6 The Atlas of Africanía: Part Two; Part III Incorporation; 7 "One Caribbean Sun"; 8 The Atlas of Africanía: Part Three; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Exploring the cultural politics of Cuba's epic military engagement in the Angolan civil war, this book narrates the transformation of Cuban national identity from Latin African to Caribbean through the experience of internationalism in Angola.
Africa—Politics and government.
Latin America—Politics and government.
Africa—History.
Ethnology—Latin America.
Ethnology—Africa.
Politics and war.
African Politics.
Latin American Politics.
African History.
Latin American Culture.
African Culture.
Military and Defence Studies.