Hidden Powers of State in the Cuban Imagination.

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Despite its hard-nosed emphasis on the demystifying realism of Marxist-Leninist ideology, the political imagery of the Cuban revolution--and the state that followed--conjures up its own magical seductions and fantasies of power. In this fascinating account, Kenneth Routon shows how magic practices a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Routon, Kenneth
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Florida : University Press of Florida, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Since 1959
Political culture > Cuba.
Socialism > Cuba.
Exceptionalism > Cuba.
Exceptionnalisme > Cuba.
HISTORY > Caribbean & West Indies > Cuba.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General
Exceptionalism
Political culture
Politics and government
Socialism
Cuba > Politics and government > 1959-1990.
Cuba > Politics and government > 1990-
Cuba > Politique et gouvernement > 1959-1990.
Cuba > Politique et gouvernement > 1990-
Cuba
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; 1. The Magic of the Revolution; 2. The Eye and the Tongue; 3. The Opacity of Power; 4. Conjuring the Past; 5. Tying the Yuma to the Stick; 6. The Cult of the Profane; 7. The Prophetics of Revolution; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z.

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