Cuba in the American imagination : metaphor and the imperial ethos /
Pérez, Louis A., Jr., 1943-
Cuba in the American imagination : metaphor and the imperial ethos / Louis A. Pérez Jr. - Chapel Hill : Univ. of North Carolina Press, ©2008. - 1 online resource (xii, 333 pages) : illustrations. - Caravan book . - Caravan book. .
"A Caravan book"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-325) and index.
Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Idea of Cuba; 1 Metaphor between Motive and Meaning; 2 Imagining Self-Interest; 3 Metaphor as Paradigm; 4 On Gratitude as Moral Currency of Empire; 5 Shifting Metaphors, Changing Meanings: Representing Revolution; 6 Through the Prism of Metaphor: Accommodation to Empire; Notes; Index.
For more than two hundred often turbulent years, Americans have imagined and described Cuba and its relationship to the United States by conjuring up a variety of striking images--Cuba as a woman, a neighbor, a ripe fruit, a child learning to ride a bicycle. One of the foremost historians of Cuba, Louis A. Pérez Jr. offers a revealing history of these metaphorical and depictive motifs and discovers the powerful motives behind such characterizations of the island.
9780807886946 (electronic bk.) 0807886947 (electronic bk.) 9781469603773 (electronic bk.) 1469603772 (electronic bk.)
22573/ctt60mgq JSTOR
1800-1999
Metaphor--Political aspects--History.--United States
Imperialism--History.
Popular culture--History--United States--19th century.
Popular culture--History--United States--20th century.
Political culture--History--United States--19th century.
Political culture--History--United States--20th century.
Public opinion--History.--United States
Métaphore--Aspect politique--Histoire.--États-Unis
Impérialisme--Histoire.
Culture populaire--Histoire--États-Unis--19e siècle.
Culture populaire--Histoire--États-Unis--20e siècle.
Opinion publique--Histoire.--États-Unis
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--International Relations--General.
Imperialism.
Metaphor--Political aspects.
Political culture.
Popular culture.
Public opinion.
Public opinion, American.
International relations.
Bildliche Darstellung
Imperialismus
Kubabild
Kultur
Metapher
Personifikation
Volkskultur
Beziehung
United States--Relations--Cuba.
Cuba--Relations--United States.
Cuba--Foreign public opinion, American.
Cuba--Relations--États-Unis.
Cuba.
United States.
Kuba
USA
USA.
Kuba.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
E183.8.C9 / P4653 2008eb
327.7307291
Cuba in the American imagination : metaphor and the imperial ethos / Louis A. Pérez Jr. - Chapel Hill : Univ. of North Carolina Press, ©2008. - 1 online resource (xii, 333 pages) : illustrations. - Caravan book . - Caravan book. .
"A Caravan book"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-325) and index.
Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Idea of Cuba; 1 Metaphor between Motive and Meaning; 2 Imagining Self-Interest; 3 Metaphor as Paradigm; 4 On Gratitude as Moral Currency of Empire; 5 Shifting Metaphors, Changing Meanings: Representing Revolution; 6 Through the Prism of Metaphor: Accommodation to Empire; Notes; Index.
For more than two hundred often turbulent years, Americans have imagined and described Cuba and its relationship to the United States by conjuring up a variety of striking images--Cuba as a woman, a neighbor, a ripe fruit, a child learning to ride a bicycle. One of the foremost historians of Cuba, Louis A. Pérez Jr. offers a revealing history of these metaphorical and depictive motifs and discovers the powerful motives behind such characterizations of the island.
9780807886946 (electronic bk.) 0807886947 (electronic bk.) 9781469603773 (electronic bk.) 1469603772 (electronic bk.)
22573/ctt60mgq JSTOR
1800-1999
Metaphor--Political aspects--History.--United States
Imperialism--History.
Popular culture--History--United States--19th century.
Popular culture--History--United States--20th century.
Political culture--History--United States--19th century.
Political culture--History--United States--20th century.
Public opinion--History.--United States
Métaphore--Aspect politique--Histoire.--États-Unis
Impérialisme--Histoire.
Culture populaire--Histoire--États-Unis--19e siècle.
Culture populaire--Histoire--États-Unis--20e siècle.
Opinion publique--Histoire.--États-Unis
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--International Relations--General.
Imperialism.
Metaphor--Political aspects.
Political culture.
Popular culture.
Public opinion.
Public opinion, American.
International relations.
Bildliche Darstellung
Imperialismus
Kubabild
Kultur
Metapher
Personifikation
Volkskultur
Beziehung
United States--Relations--Cuba.
Cuba--Relations--United States.
Cuba--Foreign public opinion, American.
Cuba--Relations--États-Unis.
Cuba.
United States.
Kuba
USA
USA.
Kuba.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
E183.8.C9 / P4653 2008eb
327.7307291