Making Home in Havana
Havana is a city that rarely fails to captivate. But much of the unique beauty and culture of this historic city is rapidly disappearing. As Cuban society finds itself at a crossroads, Havana is more than ever a city on the edge, for although frozen in time as a consequence of Fidel Castro's revolution, it has certainly not been well preserved. Time, climate, and neglect have eroded a rare architectural legacy, making the need to document this heritage even more pressing than ever before. Making Home in Havana is an elegant book of photographs and testimonies, recording, questioning, and evoking the meaning of place - in particular, the meaning of home. The combination of fine photography and the words of residents of former palaces, humble apartments, and other dwellings offer us an irresistible portrait of Havana that might otherwise be lost forever. Vincenzo Pietropaolo and Cecelia Lawless have made numerous visits to Havana in order to fully understand and convey the essence of what home means to the inhabitants of the dwellings of the El Vedado and Centro Habana neighborhoods. Together, they - and we - explore how a building becomes a home through its human history as well as
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0813530946
ISBN13:9780813530949
Release Date:October 2002
Publisher:Rutgers University Press
Length:128 Pages
Weight:2.00 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 9.1" x 10.8"
Customer Reviews
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Gorgeous Book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I love this book. It really gives a wonderful and warm feel of daily life in Cuba. The people, and the streets. Just fantastic.
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