{"product_id":"afrocuban-voices-9780813068213","title":"AfroCuban Voices","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on the vivid firsthand testimony of prominent Afro-Cubans who live in Cuba, this book of interviews looks at ways that race affects daily life on the island. While celebrating their racial and national identity, the collected voices express an urgent need to end the silences and distortions of history in both pre- and postrevolutionary Cuba.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis beautiful, poignant collection of snippets of thoughful reflections and conversations by a wide range of Afro-Cubans will go far toward understanding. It deftly cuts through the caricatures, myths, stereotypes, and misconceptions about blacks, not only in Cuba, but also across much of the Americas.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eChoice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An important work for all those interested in contemporary race relations.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCuban Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Offers a refreshing account of race, nation, and culture in Cuba. . . . For students unfamiliar with Cuban history, this volume is an insightful preamble to more detailed treatments of particular topics.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTransforming Anthropology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Offer[s] a wealth of material. . . . [A] timely compilation.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eRace \u0026amp; Class\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A commendable treatment of a thorny topic. Its clear prose and the frankness of its subjects makes it accessible to both the specialist and anyone interested in the complex nature of social life in present-day Cuba.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlorida Historical Quarterly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"University Press of Florida","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49371771175255,"sku":"9780813068213","price":28.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780813068213.jpg?v=1730154492","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/afrocuban-voices-9780813068213","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}