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174 Pages·2012·3.399 MB·English
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José Martí José Martí Images of Memory and Mourning Emilio Bejel josé martí Copyright © Emilio Bejel, 2012. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2012 978-0-230-34075-6 All rights reserved. First published in 2012 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States— a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-34343-0 ISBN 978-1-137-12265-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781137122650 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bejel, Emilio José Martí : images of memory and mourning / Emilio Bejel. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-349-34343-0 1. Martí, José, 1853–1895—Monuments—Social aspects—Cuba. 2. Martí, José, 1853–1895—Portraits—Social aspects—Cuba. 3. Memorialization—Social aspects— Cuba. 4. Memorials—Social aspects—Cuba. 5. Visual sociology—Cuba. I. Title. F1783.M38B35 2012 972.9106092—dc23 A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Scribe Inc. First edition: September 2012 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 I dedicate this book to my dear in- laws, James and Virginia Gibbs Contents List of Figures xi About the Artist xiii Acknowledgments xv Introduction 1 1 Gaze, Intentionality, and Manipulation 17 2 Battling for the National Icon 45 3 The Filming of a Memory 67 4 Melancholia for Martí 87 Afterthoughts: Resisting Cuban Melancholia 115 Notes 121 Bibliography 145 Index 157

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