{"product_id":"cachitas-streets-9780822359371","title":"Cachitas Streets","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJalane 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[W]hat makes \u003ci\u003eCachita's Streets\u003c\/i\u003e special is the attention the author gives to the many different contexts within which the Virgin has been venerated, supplicated, politicized, and racialized over the centuries—Cuba's  tumultuous 20th century in particular.  Providing a careful study of all the facets of the Virgin’s role in Cuban life, Schmidt documents the multidimensional and contested Cachita of the streets, not merely the Virgin of the shrine in El Cobre.  The result is an exemplary socioreligious history.\" -- D. Jacobsen * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\"The book is carefully researched and is a special contribution to the study of religion, particularly in the Oriente (Eastern region of Cuba)....Schmidt’s work represents a unique approach to the study of religion in Cuba and uses rich archival research to follow worship of La Virgen de la Caridad throughout the island’s history.\" -- Danielle Pilar Clealand * Ethnic and Racial Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCachita’s Streets\u003c\/i\u003e is deeply researched and skillfully crafted.\" -- Reinaldo L. Román * New West Indian Guide *\u003cbr\u003e\"Schmidt offers up a history of the Virgin and her devotees, but in the process, she engages the reader in a sweeping narrative of Cuban politics, identity, race and religion over the past four centuries. . . . Schmidt sheds light on the importance of the Cuban streets as a stage for political and religious leaders to influence their audience, the Cuban people.\" -- Caroline Barnett * AmeriQuests *\u003cbr\u003e\"[Schmidt's] ethnographic research is unparalleled . . . . The book adds a much-needed piece to the study of historical and contemporary Cuban religion.\" -- Michelle Gonzalez Maldonado * Religious Studies Review *\u003cbr\u003e\"Careful and captivating. . . . One of the best histories of Marian devotion that I have read, and one of the best books on Cuba overall.\" -- Linda B. Hall * Catholic Historical Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments  vii\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction. \"Antes\": Processions Past  1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Cuba Produnda, 1612–1927\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. From Foundling to Intercessor: Our Lady Help of Slaves  17\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2. Mambisa Virgin: Patrona of the Patria  49\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Regal Streets, 1931–1936\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3. Royalty in Exile: Banishing Bembes  69\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4. Crowning La Caridad: The Queen of Republican Cuba  94\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Martial Streets, 1951–1958\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Virgin General on the March: Conquering Cuba?  131\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6. Rebel Sierras and Lowlands: Petitioning the Mother of Cuba  164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Revolutionary Streets, 1959–1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7. \"¡\u003ci\u003eTodos a la Plaza\u003c\/i\u003e!\": Mobilizing in Revolutionary Time and Space  185\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 8. \"The Streets Are for Revolutionaries!\": Prohibiting Processions  207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 9. Luchando in the Special Period: Papal Visit  235\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion. Processions Present: Returning to the Streets, 1998–2012  273\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notes  299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography  323\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Index  347","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866013315415,"sku":"9780822359371","price":27.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822359371.jpg?v=1722276625","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cachitas-streets-9780822359371","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}