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Havana : autobiography of a city / Alfredo José Estrada.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.Edition: 1st edDescription: 275 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781403975096
  • 1403975094
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 972.91/23 22
LOC classification:
  • F1799.H34 E88 2007
Contents:
Return to Havana -- Hatuey's revenge -- The exterminating angel -- The time of the Mameys -- Sugar and smoke -- Humbolt's Havana -- Remembering the Maine -- The belly of the beast -- Republic of the rumba -- Fabulous fifties -- Che's revolution -- The sugar cane curtain -- Adios, Havana.
Summary: Presents a comprehensive history of Havana, Cuba, from its initial conquest by the Spanish in 1519 to the present including chapters on Ernest Hemingway, social life during the casino and mobster era, and life in Havana under Castro.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 972.9123 ES HA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available T0034016

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Return to Havana -- Hatuey's revenge -- The exterminating angel -- The time of the Mameys -- Sugar and smoke -- Humbolt's Havana -- Remembering the Maine -- The belly of the beast -- Republic of the rumba -- Fabulous fifties -- Che's revolution -- The sugar cane curtain -- Adios, Havana.

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Presents a comprehensive history of Havana, Cuba, from its initial conquest by the Spanish in 1519 to the present including chapters on Ernest Hemingway, social life during the casino and mobster era, and life in Havana under Castro.

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