{"product_id":"great-houses-of-havana-hermes-mallea-9781580932882","title":"Great Houses of Havana","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreat Houses of Havana is a beautifully illustrated presentation of the greatest residences of Havana, celebrating one hundred years of creativity, design, and style that made the city \"the Paris of the Caribbean,\" with full historical accounts of architects, designers, and famous residents.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreat Houses of Havana celebrates one hundred years of creativity, design, and style that made the city \"the Paris of the Caribbean.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor four hundred years, Havana was the center of Spanish trade in the western hemisphere. With the expansion of the sugar industry, independence from Spain, and North American investment, Havana became a city of great wealth, great style, and great houses in a vocabulary that was a unique amalgam of European, American, and Caribbean elements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreat Houses of Havana traces the evolution of the Cuban home from the classic, Spanish colonial courtyard house to the \"Tropical Modernist\" villas of the 1950s - houses reflecting international architecture trends while remaining true to the Cuban tradition. Cuba's social history is woven throughout the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVintage photographs illustrate Havana's sophisticated lifestyle - the masked balls, yacht club picnics, and dynastic weddings of fashionable Cubans and their international guests. Popular cafes, hotels, theaters, and weekend resorts are also featured, creating a view of the privileged life inside the gated mansions of the city's grandest neighborhoods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hermes Mallea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1580932886\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781580932882\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Monacelli Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.22h x 10.28w x 1.19d","brand":"Hermes Mallea","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48449762558207,"sku":"9781580932882","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fa8ae0d4-7050-489a-917f-b027dcae7944.jpg?v=1777264799","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/great-houses-of-havana-hermes-mallea-9781580932882","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}