Format:
XI, 202 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
ISBN:
9780807871928
,
9780807833988
Series Statement:
Latin America in translation / en traducción / em tradução
Content:
Empty pedestals and barracks converted into schools : the dismantling of symbols of colonial power -- Policies governing celebrations : Catholic, North American, and patriotic fiestas -- Attempts at linguistic colonization and the struggle to preserve Spanish : Anglicized words and expressions and their tropes -- The "decolonization" of names : national identity and the selection of patriotic place names -- The socialization of symbols representing the idea of country -- Public culture and nationalism
Note:
Originally published in Spanish by Ediciones Unión in Havana, Cuba, as Las metáforas del cambio en la vida cotidiana : Cuba, 1898-1902, 2003
,
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Empty pedestals and barracks converted into schools : the dismantling of symbols of colonial power -- Policies governing celebrations : Catholic, North American, and patriotic fiestas -- Attempts at linguistic colonization and the struggle to preserve Spanish : Anglicized words and expressions and their tropes -- The "decolonization" of names : national identity and the selection of patriotic place names -- The socialization of symbols representing the idea of country -- Public culture and nationalism.
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
,
Romance Studies
Keywords:
Kuba
;
Kultur
;
Nationalbewusstsein
;
Geschichte 1898-1902
URL:
http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=33151
