{"product_id":"imaging-the-chinese-in-cuban-literature-and-culture-9780813034454","title":"Imaging the Chinese in Cuban Literature and Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ignacio Lopez-Calvo\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Caribbean \u0026amp; Latin American\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than 150 years ago, the first Chinese contract laborers (\"coolies\") arrived in Cuba to work the colonial plantations. Eventually, over 150,000 Chinese immigrated to the island, and their presence has had a profound effect on all aspects of Cuban cultural production, from food to books to painting. Ignacio Lopez-Calvo's interpretations often go against the grain of earlier research, refusing to conceive of Cuban identity either in terms of a bipolar black\/white opposition or an idyllic and harmonious process of miscegenation. He also counters traditional representations of \u003ci\u003echinos mambises\u003c\/i\u003e, Chinese immigrants who fought for Cuba in the Wars of Independence against Spain. \u003ci\u003eImaging the Chinese in Cuban Literature and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e fills a void in literary criticism, breaking new ground within the small field of Sino-Cuban studies. It is destined to set the tone for years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Florida","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47610005454999,"sku":"9780813034454","price":3152.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780813034454.webp?v=1775061110","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/imaging-the-chinese-in-cuban-literature-and-culture-9780813034454","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}