Ever Faithful: Race, Loyalty, and the Ends of Empire in Spanish Cuba by Sartorius, David

Duke University Press Books, 2014. VG/no dust jacket. Paperback,NO highlighting or notes, has normal slight wear to corners and edges; otherwise, a tight, clean copy.

Duke University Press , 2013. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:9780822355939

Paperback / softback. New. Challenging assumptions that loyalty to the Spanish empire was the exclusive province of the white Cuban elite, this groundbreaking history brings attention to free and enslaved people of African descent who actively supported colonialism.

Duke Univ Pr, 2014. Paperback. New. 312 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.75 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Duke Univ Pr, 2014. Paperback. New. 312 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.75 inches.

Inscribed by author on FTP "For John, with many happy memories & all best wishes – David Sartoris" Contents appears as new, unread & unblemished in like wraps, as shown.
Known for much of the nineteenth century as the ever-faithful isle, Cuba did not earn its independence from Spain until 1898, long after most American colonies had achieved emancipation from European rule. In this groundbreaking history, David Sartorius explores the relationship between political allegiance and race in nineteenth-century Cuba. Challenging assumptions that loyalty to the Spanish empire was the exclusive province of the white Cuban elite, he examines the free and enslaved people of African descent who actively supported colonialism. By claiming loyalty, many black and mulatto Cubans attained some degree of social mobility, legal freedom, and political inclusion in a world where hierarchy and inequality were the fundamental lineaments of colonial subjectivity. Sartorius explores Cuba"s… Read More