{"product_id":"9798216367093","title":"Daily Life in Modern Cuba","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDaily Life through History\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eDaily Life in Modern Cuba\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDaliany Jerónimo Kersh\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Caribbean \u0026amp; West Indies \/ Cuba\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat does daily life in Cuba \u003ci\u003ereally \u003c\/i\u003elook like? Spanning from the Revolution to the post-Special Period, this vivid, deeply-researched book explores how ordinary Cubans have lived, loved, worked, and adapted under decades of dramatic change.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffering a richly textured, on-the-ground exploration of what it has meant to live in Cuba, this book shows ordinary life from the revolutionary period to the present day. Moving beyond ideology and headlines, this book centers the voices and experiences of ordinary Cubans as they navigated shifting economic realities, political upheaval, cultural transformations, and global isolation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpanning from the early years of the 1959 revolution through the crisis years of the Special Period (post-1989) and into the complexities of contemporary life-including the impacts of U.S. policy shifts, the COVID-19 pandemic, and digital globalization-the book explores the rhythms of everyday existence under a system unlike any other in the world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough thematic chapters covering everything from economic and material life to race, gender, culture, and public institutions like healthcare and education, this book paints a nuanced portrait of Cuban society. It balances historical context with ethnographic richness, offering readers a grounded and compelling look at the resilience, creativity, and contradictions that define life on the island.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDaliany Jerónimo Kersh\u003c\/b\u003e completed her history PhD in 2016 and is author of \u003ci\u003eWomen's Work in Special Period Cuba: Making Ends Meet\u003c\/i\u003e (2019). She has also published on women's work and activism in Latin America as well as on Caribbean female students' triple consciousness. She currently teaches black British history at NYU, Fordham, and Boston's London campuses.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e07 January 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798216367093\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e264\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55335408533644,"sku":"9798216367093","price":67.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_dd5599f7-6d51-4377-855b-df89778dc4c0.jpg?v=1788029895","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9798216367093","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}