{"product_id":"weekend-in-havana-robert-a-mccabe-9780789209269","title":"Weekend in Havana: An American Photographer in the Forbidden City","description":"\u003cp\u003eBoth Cuba and the United States have strict rules governing photographic activity in Cuba. The U.S. carefully delineates what kinds of photographic undertakings are forbidden, while Cuba has, in the past, imprisoned photographers for giving a \"distorted image of Cuban reality.\" Nevertheless, photographer Robert A. McCabe managed to satisfy the many regulations, and spent four eventful days in Havana, taking pictures of a people rarely seen by the rest of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eWeekend in Havana\u003c\/em\u003e celebrates Havana's citizens in a compilation of moving and thought-provoking photographs, 97 in total and all in full color. From images of buildings which combine classical influences with splashes of vibrant color to intimate portraits of the people, the book's presentation of Havana is fresh and realistic. The reader will meet a range of closely observed personalities, such as a policeman patrolling in a shabby police car, an expression of boredom and frustration flitting across his face; women young and old labeling bottles of rum in a factory; and children in both the red school uniforms of the Communist regime and in everyday American clothing. Introductions by Robert A. McCabe and Andrew Szegedy-Maszak, who has published widely on the history of photography, cover such topics as the difficulties facing photographers in Cuba, the differences between popular conceptions of Cuba and its reality, and the poverty, politics, and flux between old and new which mark Havana today. \u003cem\u003eWeekend in Havana\u003c\/em\u003e is a trilingual edition featuring English, Spanish, and Greek, making the book uniquely accessible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert A. McCabe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0789209268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780789209269\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Abbeville Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.42h x 9.81w x 0.92d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoder Hispanic\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2007 pg. 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCriticas\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2007 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCriticas\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2007","brand":"Robert A. McCabe","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43926070558975,"sku":"9780789209269","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_9c002230-3962-4e3c-914d-8a9bc6bc2e0b.jpg?v=1681081028","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/weekend-in-havana-robert-a-mccabe-9780789209269","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}