Cachita's streets : the Virgin of Charity, race, and revolution in Cuba /
Jalane D. Schmidt shows how the Virgin of Charity of El Cobre, discovered in 1612 and known as Cachita, is a potent and contested symbol of Cuban national identity. She analyzes the five times over the last eighty years Cachita has been celebrated in Cuba's urban streets.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Durham :
Duke University Press,
2015.
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Colección: | Religious cultures of African and African diaspora people.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Jalane D. Schmidt shows how the Virgin of Charity of El Cobre, discovered in 1612 and known as Cachita, is a potent and contested symbol of Cuban national identity. She analyzes the five times over the last eighty years Cachita has been celebrated in Cuba's urban streets. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 357 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-345) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780822375319 0822375311 |