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A “darkly hilarious” (Elle) novel about a fictionalized Fidel Castro and an octogenarian Cuban exile obsessed with seeking revenge by the National Book Award finalist Cristina García, this “clever, well-conceived dual portrait shows what connects and divides Cubans inside and outside of the island” (Kirkus Reviews). Vivid and teeming with life, King of Cuba transports readers to Cuba and Miami, and into the heads of two larger-than-life men: a fictionalized Fidel Castro and an octogenarian Cuban exile obsessed with seeking revenge against the dictator. García’s masterful twinning of these characters combines with a rabble of other Cuban voices to portray the passions and realities of two Cubas—on the island and off— in a pulsating story that entertains and illuminates.

Who''s ever heard of a dog who would not dance? Unless of course el perrito is lovesick for the moon. Then all you need is a little magic a lot of music and a very special wish And the moon just might surprise you.

A novel about the intertwining lives of the denizens of a hotel in an unnamed Latin American country in the midst of political turmoil.

This book is a book of affirmations and devotion to help Christian women be build up in their confidence using Bible verses and a opportunity to journal down and grow in a relationship with God.

Natural disasters and the dire effects of climate change cause massive population displacements and lead to some of the most intractable political and humanitarian challenges seen today. Yet, as Maria Cristina Garcia observes in this critical history of U.S. policy on migration in the Global South, there is actually no such thing as a “climate refugee” under current U.S. law. Most initiatives intended to assist those who must migrate are flawed and ineffective from inception because they are derived from outmoded policies. In a world of climate change, U.S. refugee policy simply does not work. Garcia focuses on Central America and the Caribbean, where natural disasters have repeatedly worsened poverty, inequality, and domestic and international political tensions. She explains that the creation of better U.S. policy for those escaping disasters is severely limited by the 1980 Refugee Act, which continues to be applied almost exclusively for reasons of persecution directly related to politics, race, religion, and identity. Garcia contends that the United States must transform its outdated migration policies to address today’s realities. Climate change and natural disasters are here to stay, and much of the human devastation left in their wake is essentially a policy choice.

Long–listed for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence * A New York Times Book Review Editor''s Choice "Here in Berlin is one of the most interesting new works of fiction I''ve read . . . The voices are remarkably distinct, and even with their linguistic mannerisms . . . mark them out as separate people . . . [This novel] is simply very, very good." —The New York Times Book Review Here in Berlin is a portrait of a city through snapshots, an excavation of the stories and ghosts of contemporary Berlin—its complex, troubled past still pulsing in the air as it was during World War II. Critically acclaimed novelist Cristina García brings the people of this famed city to life, their stories bristling with regret, desire, and longing. An unnamed Visitor travels to Berlin with a camera looking for reckonings of her own. The city itself is a character—vibrant and postapocalyptic, flat and featureless except for its rivers, its lakes, its legions of bicyclists. Here in Berlin she encounters a people''s history: the Cuban teen taken as a POW on a German submarine only to return home to a family who doesn’t believe him; the young Jewish scholar hidden in a sarcophagus until safe passage to England is found; the female lawyer haunted by a childhood of deprivation in the bombed–out suburbs of Berlin who still defends those accused of war crimes; a young nurse with a checkered past who joins the Reich at a medical facility more intent to dispense with the wounded than to heal them; and the son of a zookeeper at the Berlin Zoo, fighting to keep the animals safe from both war and an increasingly starving populace. A meditation on war and mystery, this an exciting new work by one of our most gifted novelists, one that seeks to align the stories of the past with the stories of the future. "Garcia’s new novel is ingeniously structured, veering from poignant to shocking . . . Here in Berlin has echoes of W.G. Sebald, but its vivid, surprising images of wartime Berlin are Garcia’s own." —BBC Culture, 1 of the 10 Best Books of 2017

In the 1970s, a teenaged Iranian princess, a German-Canadian girl, and a Cuban-Jewish girl from New York City become friends when they spend three summers at a Swiss boarding school.

Clarinet-playing surfer Yumi Ruiz-Hirsch comes from a complex family, and when her grandfather is diagnosed with terminal cancer, she asks him to tell her his life story, which helps her to understand her own history and identity.

Cubans call them cacharros: the gorgeous old American cars of the ''40s and ''50s that can be found throughout the country. There are classic Chevrolets, Fords, Lincolns, Cadillacs, Packards, Oldsmobiles, Buicks, De Sotos, Dodges, Pontiacs, Studebakers, Thunderbirds, Ramblers, and more, all from Detroit''s golden age and all still on the road. Cars of Cuba - with an introduction by Cristina Garcia, author of the novel Dreaming in Cuban, and fifty-three color photographs by Joshua Greene - is a visit to the greatest American car museum in the world!

In the years since Fidel Castro came to power, the migration of close to one million Cubans to the United States continues to remain one of the most fascinating, unusual, and controversial movements in American history. María Cristina García—a Cuban refugee raised in Miami—has experienced firsthand many of the developments she describes, and has written the most comprehensive and revealing account of the postrevolutionary Cuban migration to date. García deftly navigates the dichotomies and similarities between cultures and among generations. Her exploration of the complicated realm of Cuban American identity sets a new standard in social and cultural history.

O feminismo pode ser definido como a tomada de consciência das mulheres como coletivo humano da opressão e exploração por parte do coletivo de homens no seio do patriarcado sob suas diferentes fases históricas. Desta forma, se articula como filosofia política e, ao mesmo tempo, como movimento social. É, ainda, uma consciência crítica sobre as tensões e contradições que encerram todos esses discursos que intencionalmente confundem o masculino com o universal.

A humanização em serviços de saúde implica em ações que ultrapassam, por exemplo, o respeito e a cordialidade, pois reconhece dimensões mais profundas do humano, como a dignidade e os direitos de cada sujeito. As estratégias de humanização são recursos importantes no entendimento da Política Nacional da Humanização (PNH), visto que, enquanto política traversal em funcionamento no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), congrega atitudes voltadas a ações humanizadoras, que integram gestores, trabalhadores e usuários do sistema de saúde.Venha conosco explorar a história, os conceitos e os processos que envolvem a humanização em saúde.

Seguindo a proposta do I Seminário Internacional Tecendo Redes Antirracistas: África(s), Brasil, Portugal, este livro traz uma série de textos que buscam produzir reflexões sobre o racismo experimentado em países de língua portuguesa nos continentes africano, sul-americano e europeu. Essas reflexões se posicionam como ferramentas para o enfrentamento ao fenômeno persistente do racismo que, longe de ser apenas um elemento estruturante das experiências da Modernidade, tem se intensificado nos últimos anos e mostrado que não se trata somente de um fato do passado colonial. A diversidade advinda dos três continentes faz deste livro uma ferramenta ímpar, necessária para um olhar comparativo, transnacional e transcontinental sobre as diferentes experiências com e contra o racismo, espinha dorsal do mundo moderno.

O livro pertence à linha de pesquisa cultura e representações do Programa de Pós-Graduação em História da PUC-SP. Os temas dos capítulos são os mais variados, mas todos estão relacionados, de um modo ou de outro, aos temas cultura e representações. São pesquisas acadêmicas, frutos de mestrados ou doutorados, em curso ou concluídas.

O estudo exarado nos capítulos sintetizados na presente publicação contribui com textos que versem de algum modo, direta ou indiretamente, a educação e o ensino numa perspectiva da teoria ou pela prática pedagógica com a intenção de trazer ideias e práticas interdisciplinares e questionamentos para incentivar o debate a respeito do ensino, da aprendizagem e das políticas educacionais, entre outros. Tudo isso se revela por meio de novos olhares interdisciplinares na educação e articulados pelos conhecimentos teóricos aos práticos, possibilitando ampliar e significar os múltiplos saberes das diferentes áreas do conhecimento e no campo da educação.

A afirmação de Amílcar Cabral sobre a necessidade de "pensar com a sua própria cabeça, caminhar com seus próprios pés" serviu como linha motivadora e condutora para as trilhas deste livro. Na continuidade do compromisso estabelecido no projeto Tecendo Redes Antirracistas, neste material, as abordagens contracoloniais seguem sendo a tônica; todavia, diferentemente de edições passadas, a maior aproximação com o continente africano se dá pela porta de Cabo Verde. Fruto de uma colaboração transatlântica, organizada por pesquisadores do Brasil (Renísia Cristina Garcia Filice e Leandro Santos Bulhões de Jesus), de Cabo Verde (Redy Wilson Lima) e da Guiné-Bissau (Miguel de Barros), esta é uma obra pensada para a formação de professores/as e pesquisadores/as não só da área de Humanas. E extrapola a educação formal. Compromete-se a dialogar com a complexidade de seres viventes no Sul Global e se abre para ouvir indígenas, quilombolas, povos tradicionais com africanos/as, latino-americanos/as, europeus, norte-americanos/as, enfim, viventes que se comprometem com um outro mundo possível, mais múltiplo, diverso e respeitoso.

The political upheaval in Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala had a devastating human toll at the end of the twentieth century. A quarter of a million people died during the period 1974-1996. Many of those who survived the wars chose temporary refuge in neighboring countries such as Honduras and Costa Rica. Others traveled far north, to Mexico, the United States, and Canada in search of safety. Over two million of those who fled Central America during this period settled in these three countries. In this incisive book, Maria Cristina Garcia tells the story of that migration and how domestic and foreign policy interests shaped the asylum policies of Mexico, the United States, and Canada. She describes the experiences of the individuals and non-governmental organizations primarily church groups and human rights organizations that responded to the refugee crisis, and worked within and across borders to shape refugee policy. These transnational advocacy networks collected testimonies, documented the abuses of states, re-framed national debates about immigration, pressed for changes in policy, and ultimately provided a voice for the displaced. Garcia concludes by addressing the legacies of the Central American refugee crisis, especially recent attempts to coordinate a regional response to the unique problems presented by immigrants and refugees and the challenges of coordinating such a regional response in the post-9/11 era."