Name: Social Struggle and Civil Society in Nineteenth Century Cuba By Richard E. Morris (Middle Tennessee State University, USA)
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Social Struggle and Civil Society in Nineteenth Century Cuba by Richard E. Morris (Middle Tennessee State University, USA)

This collection of research from Cuba scholars explores key conflicts, episodes, currents, and tensions that helped shape Cuba as a modern, independent nation.

Cuba in the nineteenth century was characterized by social struggle. Slavery, Spanish colonial rule, and racial tension permeated every corner of Cuban lifefrom urban dwelling to house of charity, from sugarcane field to tobacco vega, from seaport to railwayand furnished a lively spectacle for the privileged foreigner gazing upon Cuba from afar. Chapters discuss topics including slavery, gendered forced labor, indentured labor, agricultural economics, industrial development, newspaper and print culture, and the origins of the "Cuba Threat." The volume links key aspects of Cubas history, such as social conflict and economic underdevelopment, to present a detailed analysis of Cuban civil society in the 1800s.

Social Struggle and Civil Society in Nineteenth Century Cuba appeals to general readers and scholars in a range of disciplines, including history, womens studies, economics, architectural preservation, media studies, and literature.

About Richard E. Morris (Middle Tennessee State University, USA)

Richard E. Morris is Professor of Spanish at Middle Tennessee State University. His research spans a range of topics, including Spanish dialectology, the geopolitics of sugarcane, and the development of U.S. tourism in Cuba. His documentary Milton Hersheys Cuba was a selection of the 2016 Culture Unplugged Film Festival.

Introduction 1. Transformations of the Cuban Plantation System and the Transatlantic Slave Trade during the Long Nineteenth Century 2. Tobacco in the Age of Cubas Second Slavery 3. A Racial Economy of Care: Incarceration, Labor Extraction, and Charity in Cubas Nineteenth-Century Slave Society 4. Breaking Chains: Resistance, Freedom, and the End of Chinese Indentured Labor in Cuba 5. Cuban Industrial Development and Its Heritage 6. Dreams and Nightmares in the Planter's Metropolis 7. Bullfights, Cockfights, and Other Evils: Origins of the "Cuba Threat" in U.S. Travel Literature

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9780367724139

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Title

Social Struggle and Civil Society in Nineteenth Century Cuba by Richard E. Morris (Middle Tennessee State University, USA)

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Richard E. Morris (Middle Tennessee State University, USA)

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Routledge Studies in the History of the Americas

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Taylor & Francis Ltd

Year published

2023-03-10

Number of pages

176

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Social Struggle and Civil Society in Nineteenth Century Cuba Richard E. Morris (Middle Tennessee State University, USA)

Social Struggle and Civil Society in Nineteenth Century Cuba by Richard E. Morris (Middle Tennessee State University, USA)

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Social Struggle and Civil Society in Nineteenth Century Cuba by Richard E. Morris (Middle Tennessee State University, USA)

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