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Podcast: New Books in Caribbean Studies
Episode: Luis MartÃnez-Fernández, "Key to the New World: A History of Early Colonial Cuba" (U Florida Press, 2018)
Description: From pre-contact, to first-contact, to colonization and beyond, Key to the New World: A History of Early Colonial Cuba (University of Florida Press, 2018) by Luis MartÃnez-Fernández is an easy-to-read, yet incredibly fascinating and informative book on the history of early Cuba. In this interview, MartÃnez-Fernández talks about his Latin American upbringing, the history of pre-contact Cuba, the historical context of Western Europe in 1492, the deep connection between sugar production and slavery, and so much more. Key to the New World manages to effortlessly combine multiple elements of Cuban history, people, cultures, and stories with an obje...