Havana and the Atlantic in the Sixteenth Century
By Alejandro de la Fuente
With the collaboration of César García del Pino and Bernardo Iglesias Delgado
304 pp., 6.125 x 9.25, 11 illus., 18 tables, 9 figs., notes, bibl., index
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Paperback ISBN: 978-0-8078-7187-4
Published: February 2011 -
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Published: February 2011 -
E-book PDF ISBN: 979-8-8908-8292-9
Published: February 2011
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Alejandro de la Fuente is University Center for International Studies Research Professor of History and Latin American Studies at the University of Pittsburgh.
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"An exciting and pioneering work. . . . Meticulous research in reconstructing Havana's initial economic, population, and urban growth."--Colonial Latin America Review
"A most welcome addition to the emerging field of Atlantic studies and to Cuban historiography. . . . Sets the ground and leads the way. . . . An invitation for more Atlantic-oriented urban studies and conversations."--William and Mary Quarterly
"A contribution to Atlantic history. . . . Recommended."--Choice
"With this impressively researched and delightfully written publication, the early history of Havana is not only meticulously recaptured but also propelled into the category of exemplary studies for Cuba, the Caribbean, the Americas and the Atlantic World. . . . An enthralling, comprehensive and complex story of Havana in its formative stage. . . . An exceptional contribution to the entire history of the Americas."--International Journal of Maritime History
"Provides remarkably broad coverage of a town undergoing dizzying transformation of its economy, demography, social structure, politics, urban form and racial order. . . . A major accomplishment."-- H-NET
"Explores a critical but neglected milieu in the formation of the early Atlantic world. . . . Wonderfully researched and vividly documented social historical account of early Havana."--Hispanic American Historical Review