Havana

“This book is an extraordinary document, not least because its subject is a truly great city, perhaps the most interesting in the New World.” — Andres M. Duany, from the Foreword

“Studded with fascinating photos from the authors' personal collections. . . . A welcome addition to the literature of both international urban studies and the regional geography of the Caribbean Basin. Recommended as highly as possible for Latin America, architecture, planning, and urban studies collections. All levels.” — CHOICE

“An authoritative urban history that covers its development through colonial, republican, and revolutionary periods. . . . This important book is especially relevant in light of anticipated changes that may come to pass in the post-Castro period.” — Colonial Latin American Historical Review

“An exciting portrait of one of Latin America’s most important cities, Havana takes us beyond the usual coffee-table-book photos of crumbling eighteenth-century archways, emphasizing instead the private experience of Havana’s denizens.” — Lingua Franca

“Perhaps no three scholars are better qualified to describe and explain the reality of Havana to social scientists interested in urbanity than the authors of this extraordinary book. . . . Such fruitful collaboration between Cuban and American scholars is rare, and in this case the results are rich.” — Review of Radical Political Economics

“A rich resource on a wide range of issues associated with the nearly 500 years of growth and transformation of Havana. It is a seminal work that belongs on any Cubanologist’s bookshelf, and an essential text for anyone reading to prepare for a trip to the island. . . . It is also an important work for scholars with only a passing interest in the specifics of Havana’s built environment, but who also focus on urban history, architectural forms, state socialism, or Cuba’s post-Soviet transition.” — Environment and Planning A

“The best available reference on the urban development and planning of Havana since its foundation in 1519. . . . What emerges is a complex portrait of Havana’s polycentric structure and the processes that have defined it.” — Journal of Architectural Education