Christabelle Peters
In the first book to explore the cultural politics of Cuba's epic military engagement in the Angolan civil war, Christabelle Peters shows how the internationalist mission profoundly influenced Cuban thinking on the African cultural element in national identity. Drawing from multiple sources, including films, political speeches, literature, and autoethnography,Â Cuban Identity and the Angolan ExperienceÂ reveals the underlying mythological context for Operation Carlota. By tracing the evolution of slave iconology during the first fiveâ€”most ideologicalâ€”years of the intervention, Peters reveals a parallel shift in Cuba's regional identification from Latin American to Caribbean.Â 
Cuban Identity and the Angolan Experience