Los quince ąos de destierro que José Martí pasó en Estados Unidos le proporcionaron una perspectiva que abarca tanto el norte como el sur del hemisferio, una visión reflejada en su ensayo "Nuestra América." La selección de textos de este volumen imprime a "lo nuestro" martiano, un giro contemporáneo que incluye a la comunidad hispanoamericana en los Estados Unidos, personificada en Martí durante un período migratorio--la segunda mitad del siglo XIX-- frecuentemente ignorado. José Martí: Estados Unidos en la prosa de un inmigrante recoge textos de las "Escenas Norteamericanas," despachos escritos por José Martí para los diarios La Opinión Nacional, de Caracas, La Nación, de Buenos Aires y La Pluma, de Bogotá, entre 1881 y 1886. Incluye también sesenta y cinco fragmentos de La Sección Constante, su columna diaria de variedades para La Opinión Nacional, entre 1881 y 1882. Martí chronicled sociopolitical events taking place in the United States at the turn of the 19th century. His writings thus offer detailed analysis of the scientific and technical discoveries taking place at the time, as well as his insights on cultural trends such as fashion, art, and social customs of the time. The historical events described by Martí find striking resonance in issues of the present day. He delves into issues of race, immigration, patriotism, identity, slavery, police and democracy, and even queer aestheticism, as well as providing unfliching observations regarding the figure and performance of the President of the United States and the democratic institutions of his time.
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