Cuba in the Shadow of Change: Daily Life in the Twilight of the Revolution

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Cuba in the Shadow of Change Daily Life in the Twilight of the Revolution Amelia Rosenberg Weinreb University Press of Florida Gainesville/Tallahassee/Tampa/Boca Raton Pensacola/Orlando/Miami/Jacksonville/Ft. Myers/Sarasota Copyright 2009 by Amelia Rosenberg Weinreb Photographs courtesy of Alex Weinreb Printed in the United States of America. This book is printed on Glatfelter Natures Book, a paper certified under the standards of the Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC). It is a recycled stock that contains 30 percent post-consumer waste and is acid-free. All rights reserved 14 13 12 11 10 09 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Weinreb, Amelia Rosenberg. Cuba in the shadow of change : daily life in the twilight of the revolution / Amelia Rosenberg Weinreb. p. cm. — (Contemporary cuba) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8130-3369-3 (alk. paper); ISBN 978-0-8130-3969-5 (e-book) 1. Ethnology—Cuba. 2. Economic anthropology—Cuba. 3. Social classes—Cuba. 4. Social change—Cuba. 5. Consumption (Economics)—Cuba. 6. Cuba—History— Revolution, 1959. 7. Cuba—Economic conditions—21st century. 8. Cuba—Social life and customs. I. Title. GN564.C9W45 2009 306.097291—dc22 2009011121 The University Press of Florida is the scholarly publishing agency for the State University System of Florida, comprising Florida A&M University, Florida Atlantic University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida International University, Florida State University, New College of Florida, University of Central Florida, University of Florida, University of North Florida, University of South Florida, and University of West Florida. University Press of Florida 15 Northwest 15th Street Gainesville, FL 32611-2079 www.upf.com This book is dedicated to the memory of my parents, Don and Jeanine Rosenberg, who no longer share in my earthly adventures, but encouraged me to experience them. ...