{"product_id":"capitalism-god-and-a-good-cigar-cuba-enters-the-twentyfirst-century-9780822334941","title":"Capitalism God and a Good Cigar  Cuba Enters the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFocuses on the extensive changes that have taken place in Cuba since 1993, when Castro legalized the dollar, with essays including transformations in the economy, religious life, the literary world, ballet, and hip hop.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eCapitalism, God, and a Good Cigar\u003c\/i\u003e addresses in an original and insightful way the question so many have asked themselves for so long: how is it that Fidel Castro and his regime are approaching half a century in power under extremely adverse conditions, many of them of their own making? This book may not provide the answer, but it offers many answers, all of them intelligent and imaginative.”—Jorge Castañeda, Global Distinguished Professor of Politics and Latin American and Caribbean Studies at New York University and former foreign minister of Mexico\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eCapitalism, God, and a Good Cigar\u003c\/i\u003e is engagingly written, nuanced, sensitive in political perspective, and innovative and broad-ranging in its choice of subject matter. This freewheeling and intimate account of life in Cuba today gives a close-up view of the rapid-fire changes overtaking the island, from the new economy to Internet access to issues of freedom of speech to Cuban ballet. It provides a welcome, fresh perspective that goes far beyond what American audiences tend to hear about Cuba.”—Aviva Chomsky, Professor of History and Coordinator of Latin American Studies at Salem State College and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eThe Cuba Reader: History, Culture, Politics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] sense of immediacy, of whispered truths, of possible spies permeate this round-up of voices. . . . Lydia Chavez's reporters and assistants have amassed plenty of evidence, in vivid journalese, that lets the reader work out what will happen when Castro lets go of the tight reins.\" -- Jason Wilson * TLS *\u003cbr\u003e\"Accented by beautifully evocative photographs by Mimi Chakarova of this most photogenic of lands, the book is a collection of first-person investigations into a terrifically wide array of social strata on the island and in its diaspora. The earnest essays included . . . all share the virtue of putting individual Cubans at the center of the story, in letting the voices, stories and lives of their subjects determine their content and conclusions. . . . One of the most useful and nuanced portraits of contemporary life on the island in years.\" -- Joshua Jelly-Schapiro * San Francisco Chronicle *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003cbr\u003e Adrift: An Introduction to Contemporary Cuba \/ Lydia Chavez 1\u003cbr\u003e Part I: Inventing \u003cbr\u003e The New Cuban Capitalist \/ Juliana Barbassa 17\u003cbr\u003e The Old Cuban Cadre: Four Women Survive Manzanillo \/ Alicia Roca 31\u003cbr\u003e Trinidad: Life on the Margins \/ Julian Foley 45\u003cbr\u003e Part 2: Breathing \u003cbr\u003e Hip Hop Pushes the Limits \/ Annelise Wunderlich 65\u003cbr\u003e Authors Who Knew or Know the Limits \/ Ezequiel Minaya 78\u003cbr\u003e Dancers Who Stretch the Limits \/ Ana Campoy 95\u003cbr\u003e Interlude: A Photo Essay \/ Mimi Chakarova 110\u003cbr\u003e Part 3: Surviving \u003cbr\u003e True Believers \/ Olga R. Rodriguez 131\u003cbr\u003e Socialism and the Cigar \/ Daniela Mohor 147\u003cbr\u003e Cubans Log On behind Castro's Back \/ John Cote 160\u003cbr\u003e Part 4: Searching \u003cbr\u003e The New Immigrants Don't Hate Fidel \/ Archana Pyati 177\u003cbr\u003e The Spanish Are Back \/ Megan Lardner 191\u003cbr\u003e God, Babalawos, and Castro \/ Bret Sigler 207\u003cbr\u003e Son de Camaguey \/ Angel Gonzalez 222\u003cbr\u003e Suggested Reading 235\u003cbr\u003e Contributors 241\u003cbr\u003e Index 243","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406037819735,"sku":"9780822334941","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822334941.jpg?v=1730494329","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/capitalism-god-and-a-good-cigar-cuba-enters-the-twentyfirst-century-9780822334941","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}