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Bibliography Information:
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Collection:
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Adult Nonfiction |
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Call Number:
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972.91 Kurlansky |
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Author:
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Kurlansky, Mark |
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Title:
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Havana |
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Remainder of title:
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a subtropical delirium |
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Summary, etc. note:
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"Award-winning author Mark Kurlansky presents an insider's view of Havana: the elegant, tattered city he has come to know over more than thirty years. Part cultural history, part travelogue, with recipes, historic engravings, photographs, and Kurlansky's own pen-and-ink drawings throughout, Havana celebrates the city's singular music, literature, baseball, and food; its five centuries of outstanding, neglected architecture; and its extraordinary blend of cultures. Like all great cities, Havana has a rich history that informs the vibrant place it is today--from the native Taino to Columbus's landing, from Cuba's status as a U.S. protectorate to Batista's dictatorship and Castro's revolution, from Soviet presence to the welcoming of capitalist tourism. Havana is a place of extremes: a beautifully restored colonial city whose cobblestone streets pass through areas that have not been painted or repaired since the revolution. Kurlansky shows Havana through the eyes of Cuban writers, such as Alejo Carpentier and Jos?e Mart?i, and foreigners, including Graham Greene and Hemingway. He introduces us to Cuban baseball and its highly opinionated fans; the city's music scene, alive with the rhythm of Son; its culinary legacy. Once the only country Americans couldn't visit, Cuba is now opening to us, as is Havana, not only by plane or boat but also through Mark Kurlansky's multilayered and electrifying portrait of the long-elusive city"-- |
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International Standard Book Number:
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9781632863911 (hardcover : acid-free paper) |
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Canceled/invalid ISBN:
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9781632863935 (epub) |
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Description conventions:
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rda |
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Authentication code:
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pcc |
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Geographic area code:
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nwcu--- |
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Classification number:
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F1799.H35 |
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Item number:
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K87 2017 |
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Edition number:
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23 |
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Classification number:
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972.91/23 |
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Source of number:
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bisacsh |
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Classification number:
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TRV010000 |
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Classification number:
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TRV007000 |
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Classification number:
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HIS041010 |
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Relator term:
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author. |
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Statement of responsibility, etc.:
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Mark Kurlansky. |
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Place of publication:
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New York, N.Y. |
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Name of publisher:
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Bloomsbury Press |
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Date of publication:
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2017 |
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Projected publication date:
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1703 |
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New York : |
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Bloomsbury USA, |
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2017. |
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Extent:
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259 pages ; 20 cm |
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Other physical details:
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b/w ill. ; |
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Accompanying material:
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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rdacontent |
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text |
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txt |
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rdamedia |
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unmediated |
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rdacarrier |
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volume |
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nc |
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Bibliography, etc. note:
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Provided by publisher. |
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Source of acquisition:
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B & T 03/22/2017 |
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Purchase price:
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$26.00 |
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Personal name:
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Kurlansky, Mark. |
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Source of heading or term:
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bisacsh |
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Source of heading or term:
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bisacsh |
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Source of heading or term:
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bisacsh |
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Subject:
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Americans |
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Subject:
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TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues. |
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Subject:
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TRAVEL / Caribbean & West Indies. |
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Subject:
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HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / Cuba. |
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Form subdivision:
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Biography. |
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Geographic subdivision:
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Cuba |
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Geographic subdivision:
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Havana |
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Geographic name:
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Havana (Cuba) |
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Geographic name:
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Havana (Cuba) |
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Geographic name:
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Havana (Cuba) |
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Geographic name:
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Havana (Cuba) |
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Form subdivision:
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Biography. |
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General subdivision:
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Civilization. |
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General subdivision:
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History. |
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General subdivision:
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Description and travel. |
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Acquire |
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1 shelf copy |
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policy default |
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xk15 2016-10-19 (out of scope) to USASH/HMS for subj. cat. |
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xk18 2016-10-14 |
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xk18 2016-10-14 ONIX (Telework) |
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rf14 2016-10-25 telework; to SL |
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rf07 2016-10-25 (telework) to Dewey |
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xm09 2016-10-25 |
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Grace McNamee; phone: 212-419-5300; email: grace.mcnamee@bloomsbury.com; bc: laura.phillips@bloomsbury.com |