Beyond the Walled City: Colonial Exclusion in Havana 9780520286030, 9780520961371, 9780520286047, 0520286030

One of the earliest and most important port cities in the New World, Havana quickly became a model for the planning and

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Beyond the Walled City: Colonial Exclusion in Havana
9780520286030, 9780520961371, 9780520286047, 0520286030

One of the earliest and most important port cities in the New World, Havana quickly became a model for the planning and

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Looks at portrayals of Havana in literature, music, and the visual arts in the post-Soviet era, as the city is reinvente

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For more than thirty years, musician Carlos Varela has been a guide to the heart, soul, and sound of Havana.My Havanais

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*Includes pictures *Includes medieval accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includ

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The American city was an integral part of the colonial experience. Although the five largest cities in colonial America-

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This book extends the conception of literacy beyond the written word to incorporate the visual. Focusing on the period o

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In exploring the development of Gabon, the book discusses the nature of the country's political and economic system

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How each group interacted with the mentally ill, with each other, and sometimes in opposition to each other, helped deci

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In recent years European states have turned toward more austere political regimes, entailing budget cuts, deregulation o

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Cuba, an island 750 miles long, with a population of about 11 million, lies less than 100 miles off the U.S. coast. Yet

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