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Lydia Cabrera and the construction of an Afro-Cuban cultural identity /

Lydia Cabrera (1900-1991) collected oral histories, stories, and music from Cubans of African descent. Her work is often viewed as an extension of the work of her famous brother-in-law, Cuban anthropologist Fernando Ortiz. Edna Rodriguez-Mangual challenges this, proposing that her work is an alterna...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rodríguez-Mangual, Edna M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2004.
Series:Envisioning Cuba.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Lydia Cabrera (1900-1991) collected oral histories, stories, and music from Cubans of African descent. Her work is often viewed as an extension of the work of her famous brother-in-law, Cuban anthropologist Fernando Ortiz. Edna Rodriguez-Mangual challenges this, proposing that her work is an alternative to the hegemonizing national myth of Cuba.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 199 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-193) and index.
ISBN:0807876283
9780807876282
9780807828878
0807828874
9780807855546
0807855545
Access:University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login on and off-campus.