New Directions in Latino American Cultures: Cubans at Home in the World

Behar, R.; Suárez, L.

Cubans today are at home in diasporas that stretch from Miami to Mexico City to Moscow. Back on the island, watching as fellow Cubans leave, the impact of departure upon departure can be wrenching. How do Cubans confront their condition as an uprooted people? The Portable Island: Cubans at Home in the World offers a stunning chorus of responses, gathering some of the most daring Cuban writers, artists, and thinkers to address the haunting effect of globalization on their own lives.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2008-11-20

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230600768

DOI: 10.1057/9780230616158

Dimensions: 229cm x152cm

Pages: 258