Life on the Hyphen : : The Cuban-American Way / / Gustavo Pérez Firmat.
An expanded, updated edition of the classic study of Cuban-American culture, this engaging book, which mixes the author’s own story with his reflections as a trained observer, explores how both famous and ordinary members of the “1.5 Generation” (Cubans who came to the United States as children or t...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021] ©2012 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Edition: | Revised Edition |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface to the Revised Edition
- Introduction. The Desi Chain
- Chapter One. I Love Ricky
- Chapter Two. The Man Who Loved Lucy
- Chapter Three. A Brief History of Mambo Time
- Chapter Four. Salsa for All Seasons
- Chapter Five. Rum, Rump, and Rumba
- Chapter Six. No Man’s Language
- Chapter Seven. The Spell of the Hyphen
- Epilogue. My Repeating Island
- Notes
- Index
- Permissions Acknowledgments