José Marti Revolutionary Democrat

by Abel, Christopher

• ISBN13: 9781474241649
• ISBN10: 1474241646
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2015-11-19
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

Martí was a leading Cuban nationalist in the independence war of the 1890s that anticipated the Third World liberation struggles of the 20th century and played for the Cuban Revolution a similar role to that of Lenin in Russia. This title looks at his role in US-Latin American relations, his contribution to ideological debates and the influence of American and German thinking in his social criticism.

Author Biography

Christopher Abel is Reader in Latin American History at University College London and an Associate Fellow at the Institute of Latin American Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London, UK.

Nissa Torrents was Lecturer in Latin American Literature and Film at University College London, UK.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Notes on Contributors
Chronological Guide
1 The Modernity of Martí Roberto Fernández Retamar
2 José Martí: Architect of Social Unity in the Émigré Communities of the United States Gerald E. Poyo
3 Cuban Populism and the Birth of the Myth of Martí Antoni Kapcia
4 Martí in the United States: The Flight from Disorder Jacqueline Kaye
5 Martí and Socialism Jorge Ibarra
6 José Martí and his Concept of the 'Intelectual Comprometido' John M. Kirk
7 Martí, Latin America and Spain Christopher Abel
8 Void and Renewal: José Martí's Modernity Ivan M. Schulman
9 Order and Passion in 'Amistad Funesta' Nissa Torrents
Concluding Perspectives Christopher Abel
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index