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Cuba

Jonathan Curry-Machado

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Amaurea Press
Año de edición:
2022
Materia
Historia de América
ISBN:
9781914278037
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Este libro se basa en el documental Cuba: Vivir entre ciclones (2019, dir. Michael Chanan), y cuenta las historias a través de las voces de los entrevistados.Cuba: Vivir entre ciclones es un libro sobre los elementos - huracanes y lluvia, el mar y la tierra. Sobre un puerto pescador en la costa norte de Cuba que ha visto mejores días: Caibarién, donde el Huracán Irma - uno de los más poderosos que han azotado el Caribe - tocó tierra el 9 de septiembre de 2017. Sobre los efectos del clima a través de los siglos en una isla caribeña al azar de los mercados globales por sus cosechas de exportación - tabaco, café y sobre tod azúcar. Como el azúcar ha cambiado el paisaje, con la deforestación y el agotamiento de suelos. Sobre la caída del azúcar y la intrusión de un nuevo producto - el turismo. Sobre la creciente amenaza del cambio climático, y los pasos hacia la reforestación, el ecoturismo y la agricultura sostenible.

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