Exploring the cultural politics of Cuba's epic military engagement in the Angolan civil war, this book narrates the transformation of Cuban national identity from Latin African to Caribbean through the experience of internationalism in Angola.

Christabelle Peters is a visiting research fellow at the Centre for Research on Cuba at the University of Nottingham.

PART I: SEPARATION Slave Nostalgias The Public Lives of Santería The Map of Africanía: Part One PART II: TRANSITIONS Rituals of War Return of the Slaves The Map of Africanía: Part Two PART III: INCORPORATION 'One Caribbean Sun' The Map of Africanía: Part Three