Monumental Art and Hidden Transcripts of Resistance in Revolutionary Cuba, 1970–1990.

The transformative ethos underpinning the Cuban Revolution aimed at the creation of the New Socialist Man as conceived by Che Guevara. This was to be achieved through the expansion of culture and education and the instillation of Marxist–Leninist ideology and philosophy of history. As a materialisat...

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Publicado en:Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies (1356-9325) Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 271 - 297
Autor principal: Alonso González, Pablo
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun2016
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