Life on the hyphen the Cuban-American way / [electronic resource] :
Gustavo Pérez Firmat.
- Rev. ed.
- Austin : University of Texas Press, 2012.
- xi, 240 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long series in Latin American and Latino art and culture .
- Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long series in Latin American and Latino art and culture. ACLS Humanities E-Book. .
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-221) and index.
Introduction: The Desi chain --- I love Ricky -- The man who loved Lucy -- A brief history of mambo time -- Salsa for all seasons -- Rum, rump, and rumba -- No man's language --The spell of the hyphen -- Epilogue: My repeating island.
With fascinating insights into how both ordinary and famous Cuban-Americans, including Desi Arnaz, Oscar Hijuelos, Gloria Estefan, and José Kozer, have lived 'life on the hyphen', this is an expanded, updated edition of the classic, award-winning study of Cuban-American culture.
In English; occasional phrases in Spanish with English translations.