From the Publisher
Ferrer's book is a significant contribution to the historiography on race and race relations in Cuba.American Historical Review
This book is the best overview in English of the role of race in the Cuban independence movement.
Journal of American History
Anyone who wants to understand modern Cuba should read Ferrer's account of the Cuban insurgency.
Journal of Military History
An admirable book; Ada Ferrer has attentively examined the dynamics between the racial groups involved in Cuba's struggle towards independence.
Times Literary Supplement
[An] important analysis of race in early Cuban nationalism.
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