Rescuing Our Roots The African Anglo-Caribbean Diaspora in Contemporary Cuba |
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| Author:
| Queeley, Andrea |
| Series title: | Contemporary Cuba Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8130-6109-2 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2015 |
| Publisher: | University Press of Florida
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $74.95 |
Book Description:
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In the early twentieth century, labourers from the British West Indies immigrated to Cuba, attracted by employment opportunities. The Anglo-Caribbean diaspora flourished,but the years after the 1959 revolution saw the dismantling of many of their cultural institutions. This book turns an ethnographic lens on their descendants who moved to "rescue their roots" by revitalizingtheir ethnic associations and reestablishing transnational ties.
In the early twentieth century, labourers from the British West Indies immigrated to Cuba, attracted by employment opportunities. The Anglo-Caribbean diaspora flourished,but the years after the 1959 revolution saw the dismantling of many of their cultural institutions. This book turns an ethnographic lens on their descendants who moved to "rescue their roots" by revitalizingtheir ethnic associations and reestablishing transnational ties.