A cultural history of Cuba during the U.S. occupation, 1898-1902
By: Marial Iglesias Utset ; translated by Russ Davidson
Series: Latin America in translation / en traducción / em tradução; Latin America in translation/en traducción/em tradução
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Chapel Hill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9780807833988; 9780807871928
Subjects: Cuban National characteristics; Civilization; American influences; History
Work titles: Metáforas del cambio en la vida cotidiana
Notes: Originally published in Spanish by Ediciones Unión in Havana, Cuba, as Las metáforas del cambio en la vida cotidiana : Cuba, 1898-1902, 2003.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-190) and index.
Table of contents: title: Empty pedestals and barracks converted into schools : the dismantling of symbols of colonial power; title: Policies governing celebrations : Catholic, North American, and patriotic fiestas; title: Attempts at linguistic colonization and the struggle to preserve Spanish : Anglicized words and expressions and their tropes; title: The "decolonization" of names : national identity and the selection of patriotic place names; title: The socialization of symbols representing the idea of country; title: Public culture and nationalism.