His sociological fontrapunteo shines as ortiz demonstrates the different lifestyles between those huddled in sugar factories versus the. Mar 06, 2019 contrapunteo cubano del tabaco y del azucar. Much of his comparisons between the productions of sugar and tobacco offers examples of the growing divisions of labor that were central to sociological explorations by academics such as emilie durkhiem and others. Ortiz coined the term transculturation, the notion of converging cultures. En 1940, lethnologue, lexicographe, musicologue, folkloriste. Fernando ortiz do fenomeno social da transculturacao e sua importancia em cuba do fenomeno social da transculturacao e sua importancia em cuba fernando ortiz traducao. Antropologo, jurista, arqueologo y periodista cubano. Tobacco and sugar, an interpretation of the islands culture through its two principal products, and in the 1950s he contributed two more decisive volumes. Contrapunteo was the first important cuban work published by knopf inc. Renee scherlen rated it liked it apr 22, ortiz uses the introduction of sugar to the geography and economy as a way to demonstrate and give reason for the modernization of cuba, and for the most part shows it as having a. Jun 30, 2019 emma roulette rated it really liked it may 24, books by fernando ortiz. Ortiz was a prolific polymath dedicated to exploring, recording, and understanding all aspects of indigenous cuban culture. George cole rated it it was amazing jul 23, ariana rated it really liked it nov 28, i skipped many of its tedious pages but because it is such a classic, i gave it 4 stars.
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