Bread Or Bullets: Urban Labor and Spanish Colonialism in Cuba, 1850-1898 (Pitt Latin American Studies) [Paperback]

Joan Casanovas (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 15, 1998 | ISBN-10: 0822956756 | ISBN-13: 978-0822956754 | Edition: 1

The first thoroughly documented history of organized labor in nineteenth-century Cuba, this work focuses on how urban laborers joined together in collective action during the transition from slave to free labor and in the last decades of Spanish colonial rule in Cuba.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Es incuestionable que esta obra [...] ofrece una visión global de las interconexiones de las clases subalternas de las ciudades en [...] el siglo XIX cubano." -- Olga Cabrera, _Revista de Indias_ 215 (Madrid, 1999)

"He [Casanovas] has addressed many of the key themes of Cuban nineteenth-century history and presented them under a new light." -- Astrid Cubano _Clonial Latin American Historical Review_(Spring 1999)

"One of the best political histories of late-19th-century Cuba and Spain." -- Christopher Schmidt- Nowara, Colonial Latin American Review, 9:1 (2000), pp. 129-131

"The book is very well organized, thoroughly researched, and clearly written. It will be useful for upper-level undergraduate courses and graduate courses"... -- Frank A. Gerome, _History: Reviews of New Books_, Spring 1999.

"This work will force a major rethinking of nineteenth-century Cuban and Spanish political and social history." -- Christopher Schmidt-Nowara, _Colonial Latin American Review_, 9:1 (2000), pp. 129-131.

"this is an insightful study that ought to become recommended reading for undergraduate courses on Latin American and Caribbean social and labor history"... -- Philip A. Howard, _American Historical Review_, April, 2000 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Publisher

"[This] argument that urban labor was not absent in the process of colonial uncoupling between Cuba and Spain is new, tight and very well documented. The research is impressive, the data are original, and the material . . . will make this book a touchstone."--Jeremy Adelman, Princeton University

"Bread or Bullets! is a tour de force . . . The research is extraordinary, encompassing regional and national Spanish, Cuban, and U.S. sources. It will represent a major contribution to the new literature on the history of popular sectors/classes, or 'subalterns.'"--Harold Sims, University of Pittsburgh --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press; 1 edition (October 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0822956756
• ISBN-13: 978-0822956754
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,823,272 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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