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Book Moon Havana

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  • Author : Christopher P. Baker
  • Publisher : Moon Travel
  • Release : 2018-02-20
  • ISBN : 1631217305
  • Pages : 420 pages

Download or read book Moon Havana written by Christopher P. Baker and published by Moon Travel. This book was released on 2018-02-20 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moon Travel Guides: Your World, Your Way Enchanting music, incredible cuisine, and stunning colonial architecture: Havana's beauty and charm captivate everyone who visits. Dive in with Moon Havana. Easy-to-use itineraries, from a revolutionary history tour to a week covering cars, cigars, and cabarets, tailored for adventurers, party animals, artists, beach bums, history buffs, and more Activities and unique ideas for every traveler: Stroll through Habana Vieja and admire the old-world architecture and plazas lit by gas lanterns. Savor delectable criollo cuisine, indulge in the world's finest cigars, or sip mojitos and cuba libres made from the best Cuban rum. Visit the Museo de la Revolución for a taste of history, or discover the ins and outs of Cuba's nightlife, from salsa dancing to LGBT hotspots. And, don't miss Havana's incredible performance scene: Pick from Rat-Pack-style lounges, Afro-Cuban beats, classical music, Cuban ballet and more Honest advice from award-winning travel writer Christopher P. Baker on the country he has studied for decades Full-color photos and detailed maps and directions for exploring on your own Background information on the landscape, history, government, and culture, including a Spanish phrasebook A comprehensive guide to travel laws, visas and officialdom, and health and safety tips Essential insight for travelers on transportation and accommodations, packaged in a book light enough to fit in your carry-on With Moon Havana's practical tips, myriad activities, and local insight, you can plan your trip your way. Island-hopping around the Caribbean? Try Moon Aruba or Moon Jamaica.

Book Havana Lunar

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  • Author : Robert Arellano
  • Publisher : Akashic Books
  • Release : 2009-03-01
  • ISBN : 1933354682
  • Pages : 199 pages

Download or read book Havana Lunar written by Robert Arellano and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2009-03-01 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mano Rodriguez, a young doctor in Havana's revolutionary medical service, is caught up in the city's violent underworld after he agrees to allow Julia, a teenaged prostitute, to take refuge in his clinic as she attempts to break away from her abusive pimp

Book Havana

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  • Author : Susan Anne Mansel Fitzgerald
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2022-05-01
  • ISBN : 1000615219
  • Pages : 182 pages

Download or read book Havana written by Susan Anne Mansel Fitzgerald and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-05-01 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the crisis of the Special Period, Cuba promoted urban agriculture throughout its towns and cities to address food sovereignty and security. Through the adoption of state recommended design strategies, these gardens have become places of social and economic exchange throughout Cuba. This book maps the lived experiences surrounding three urban farms in Havana to construct a deeper understanding about the everyday life of this city. Using narratives and drawings, this research uncovers these sites as places where education, intimacy, entrepreneurism, wellbeing, and culture are interwoven alongside food production. Henri Lefebvre’s latent work on rhythmanalysis is used as a research method to capture the everyday beats particular to Havana surrounding these sites. This book maps the many ways in which these spaces shift power away from the state to become places that are co-created by the community to serve as a crucial hinge point between the ongoing collapse of the city and its future wellbeing.

Book Havana moon

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1983
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book Havana moon written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Havana Moon

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  • Author : Jan Gustafsson
  • Publisher : Lindhardt og Ringhof
  • Release : 2020-01-31
  • ISBN : 8726310015
  • Pages : 246 pages

Download or read book Havana Moon written by Jan Gustafsson and published by Lindhardt og Ringhof. This book was released on 2020-01-31 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tag med til 1990'ernes Havanna, hvor den økonomiske krise raser, mens solen og salsadansende cubanere kaster glans over byens støvede gader. Et af verdens sidste kommunistisk lande, Fidel Castros sammensatte Cuba, danner den eksotiske ramme omkring Jan Gustafssons spændingsroman "Havanna moon". Da en dansk mand forsvinder sporløst bliver hans landsmand, en lidt fordrukken og desillusioneret freelance journalist bosat på Cuba, blandet ind i efterforskningen. Det udvikler sig både i en uventet og farlig retning. Sagen skifter form og fortællingen krydres i bedste James Bond-stil med forførende kvinder, illegal smugling, colombiansk narko og politisk korruption. Jan Gustafsson (f. 1955) er en dansk forfatter og lektor i latinamerikanske studier ved Københavns Universitet. Han har boet på Cuba, hvor flere af hans romaner udspiller sig.

Book Cuba Style

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  • Author : Vicki Gold Levi
  • Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
  • Release : 2002-10
  • ISBN : 9781568983608
  • Pages : 176 pages

Download or read book Cuba Style written by Vicki Gold Levi and published by Princeton Architectural Press. This book was released on 2002-10 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Touring the commercial graphic culture of pre-Castro Cuba, photography curator Levi and senior art director for The New York Times Heller present color reproductions of postcards, tourism advertisements, cigar boxes, music poster, hotel advertisements, and other items that combined graphic styles from the United States with a distinctive Cuban style. A brief introductory essay extols the virtue of this "golden age" of graphic design, noting that Cuba was portrayed as a "paradise" (for wealthy Americans and Europeans). Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book On Becoming Cuban

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  • Author : Louis A. Pérez Jr.
  • Publisher : UNC Press Books
  • Release : 2012-09-01
  • ISBN : 1469601419
  • Pages : 602 pages

Download or read book On Becoming Cuban written by Louis A. Pérez Jr. and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With this masterful work, Louis A. Perez Jr. transforms the way we view Cuba and its relationship with the United States. On Becoming Cuban is a sweeping cultural history of the sustained encounter between the peoples of the two countries and of the ways that this encounter helped shape Cubans' identity, nationality, and sense of modernity from the early 1850s until the revolution of 1959. Using an enormous range of Cuban and U.S. sources--from archival records and oral interviews to popular magazines, novels, and motion pictures--Perez reveals a powerful web of everyday, bilateral connections between the United States and Cuba and shows how U.S. cultural forms had a critical influence on the development of Cubans' sense of themselves as a people and as a nation. He also articulates the cultural context for the revolution that erupted in Cuba in 1959. In the middle of the twentieth century, Perez argues, when economic hard times and political crises combined to make Cubans painfully aware that their American-influenced expectations of prosperity and modernity would not be realized, the stage was set for revolution.

Book Havana Moon

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1986
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 30 pages

Download or read book Havana Moon written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Havana Habit

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  • Author : Gustavo Perez Firmat
  • Publisher : Yale University Press
  • Release : 2010-10-26
  • ISBN : 0300168764
  • Pages : 338 pages

Download or read book The Havana Habit written by Gustavo Perez Firmat and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2010-10-26 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cuba, an island 750 miles long, with a population of about 11 million, lies less than 100 miles off the U.S. coast. Yet the island’s influences on America’s cultural imagination are extensive and deeply ingrained. In the engaging and wide-ranging Havana Habit, writer and scholar Gustavo Pérez Firmat probes the importance of Havana, and of greater Cuba, in the cultural history of the United States. Through books, advertisements, travel guides, films, and music, he demonstrates the influence of the island on almost two centuries of American life. From John Quincy Adams’s comparison of Cuba to an apple ready to drop into America’s lap, to the latest episodes in the lives of the “comic comandantes and exotic exiles,” and to such notable Cuban exports as the rumba and the mambo, cigars and mojitos, the Cuba that emerges from these pages is a locale that Cubans and Americans have jointly imagined and inhabited. The Havana Habit deftly illustrates what makes Cuba, as Pérez Firmat writes, “so near and yet so foreign.”

Book The History of Havana

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  • Author : Dick Cluster
  • Publisher : Macmillan
  • Release : 2008-04-29
  • ISBN : 9780230603974
  • Pages : 324 pages

Download or read book The History of Havana written by Dick Cluster and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-04-29 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first comprehensive history of the culturally diverse city, and the first to be co-authored by a Cuban and an American. Beginning with the founding of Havana in 1519, Cluster and Hernández explore the making of the city and its people through revolutions, art, economic development and the interplay of diverse societies. The authors bring together conflicting images of a city that melds cultures and influences to create an identity that is distinctly Cuban.

Book Moon Cuba

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  • Author : Christopher P. Baker
  • Publisher : Moon Travel
  • Release : 2018-01-30
  • ISBN : 1631216465
  • Pages : 1323 pages

Download or read book Moon Cuba written by Christopher P. Baker and published by Moon Travel. This book was released on 2018-01-30 with total page 1323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moon Travel Guides: Your World, Your Way Enchanting music, incredible cuisine, classic cars, and stunning natural beauty: Cuba may be just an island, but it has a big impact on everyone who visits. Dive right in with Moon Cuba. Easy-to-use itineraries, with week-long trip suggestions tailored for adventurers, party animals, nature-lovers, beach bums, history buffs, and more Activities and unique ideas for every traveler: Hike the revolutionary trails of the Sierra Maestra trod by Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, or relax on sparkling beaches. Savor delectable criollo cuisine, indulge in the world's finest cigars, or sip mojitos and cuba libres made from the best Cuban rum. Explore colonial cities with cobbled plazas and cathedrals, or jade mountains full of dramatic rock formations. Discover the ins and outs of Cuba's nightlife, from salsa dancing to LGBT hotspots. Recommendations on outdoor recreation, including birding, horseback riding, fishing, cycling, and hiking, as well as the best beaches for diving, snorkeling, and sunbathing Honest advice from award-winning travel writer Christopher P. Baker on the country he has studied for decades Full-color photos and detailed maps and directions for exploring on your own Background information on the landscape, history, government, and culture, including a Spanish phrasebook A comprehensive guide to travel laws, visas and officialdom, and health and safety tips Essential insight for travelers on transportation and accommodations, packaged in a book light enough to fit in your carry-on With Moon Cuba's practical tips, myriad activities, and local insight, you can plan your trip your way. Island-hopping around the Caribbean? Try Moon Aruba or Moon Jamaica.

Book Moon Spotlight Havana

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  • Author : Christopher P. Baker
  • Publisher : Moon Travel
  • Release : 2009-12-01
  • ISBN : 9781598805406
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Moon Spotlight Havana written by Christopher P. Baker and published by Moon Travel. This book was released on 2009-12-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moon Spotlight Havana offers focused travel information and the unique perspective of award-winning travel writer Christopher P. Baker. In this easy-to-carry guide, you'll find sightseeing highlights, handy maps, and shopping, restaurant, and hotel recommendations. Included are options from casas particulares (room rentals) to retro-1950s grande dame hotels, and humble home-based paladares or five-star restaurants. Walking tours take you through some of Havana's most interesting neighborhoods and streets such as The Prado, Zulueta and Monserrate, Calle Obispo, and Plaza Vieja. Packed with great ideas and advice, Moon Spotlight Havana is all you'll need for a memorable getaway to this fascinating city. This Spotlight guidebook is excerpted from Moon Cuba.

Book Havana Moon

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  • Author : Sandy Mason
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
  • Release : 2012-12-19
  • ISBN : 9781481096546
  • Pages : 172 pages

Download or read book Havana Moon written by Sandy Mason and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-12-19 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High tech dropout Johnny Donohue attempts to live the quiet life in a marina on Florida's West Coast. Johnny's dream is interrupted when he and his ex-cop friend Lonnie Turner try to unravel facts that lead up to the death of a local marine electronics expert. Their quest pushes them through events that took place in the Spanish-American War. Wrestling with inconsistent clues and hundred year old documents they attempt to probe the discovery of a Spanish-American War artifact. What appears to be a simple finding turns out to have international consequences. The amazing life of a Spanish-American War veteran points to a series of clues that baffle the local police. Johnny steps back in time in an attempt to piece together a drama with international implications. A web of circumstances begins to unfold that put Johnny and his friends in grave danger. Documents have been uncovered that could change the course of medical research on a global scale. Follow Johnny as he tracks down the murderer and risks his life to bring home the truth.

Book Next Year in Havana

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  • Author : Chanel Cleeton
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release : 2021-03
  • ISBN : 0593337204
  • Pages : 401 pages

Download or read book Next Year in Havana written by Chanel Cleeton and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-03 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A HELLO SUNSHINE x REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK "A beautiful novel that's full of forbidden passions, family secrets and a lot of courage and sacrifice."--Reese Witherspoon After the death of her beloved grandmother, a Cuban-American woman travels to Havana, where she discovers the roots of her identity--and unearths a family secret hidden since the revolution... Havana, 1958. The daughter of a sugar baron, nineteen-year-old Elisa Perez is part of Cuba's high society, where she is largely sheltered from the country's growing political unrest--until she embarks on a clandestine affair with a passionate revolutionary... Miami, 2017. Freelance writer Marisol Ferrera grew up hearing romantic stories of Cuba from her late grandmother Elisa, who was forced to flee with her family during the revolution. Elisa's last wish was for Marisol to scatter her ashes in the country of her birth. Arriving in Havana, Marisol comes face-to-face with the contrast of Cuba's tropical, timeless beauty and its perilous political climate. When more family history comes to light and Marisol finds herself attracted to a man with secrets of his own, she'll need the lessons of her grandmother's past to help her understand the true meaning of courage.

Book Catalog of Copyright Entries

Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 1066 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Dateline Havana

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  • Author : Reese Erlich
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2016-01-08
  • ISBN : 1317261607
  • Pages : 256 pages

Download or read book Dateline Havana written by Reese Erlich and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-01-08 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expertly researched and deftly reported, Dateline Havana is a probing exposé of U.S. policy and the future of Cuba on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution. Covering art, music, and Cuban politics, Reese Erlich creates a tableau that is at once moving and informative.

Book The Year that Defined American Journalism

Download or read book The Year that Defined American Journalism written by W. Joseph Campbell and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2006 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Year That Defined American Journalism examines the 1897 conflict between the activist "yellow journalism" of William Randolph Hearst and its objective antithesis represented by the New York Times. No other year, arguably, has produced more memorable, singularly important, or defining moments in American journalism. This exceptional year brought the establishment of the White House Press Corps; the introduction of half-tone photographs to newspaper printing; the publication of American journalism's most famous editorial, "Is There A Santa Claus?"; and the inauguration of newspaper history's longest-running comic strip, the "Katzenjammer Kids." Moreover, the outcome of this conflict reshaped the profession and gave American journalism its modern contours. This work enriches not only our understanding of this decisive moment in journalism history, but also our understanding of how to do media history.