La Lucha for Cuba - Religion and Politics on the Streets of Miami (Paperback, New)

For many in MiamiOCOs Cuban exile community, hating Fidel Castro is as natural as loving oneOCOs children. This hatred, Miguel De La Torre suggests, has in fact taken on religious significance. In "La Lucha for Cuba, " De La Torre shows how Exilic Cubans, a once marginalized group, have risen to power and privilegeOCodistinguishing themselves from other Hispanic communities in the United StatesOCoand how religion has figured in their ascension. Through the lens of religion and culture, his work also unmasks and explores intra-Hispanic structures of oppression operating among Cubans in Miami.Miami Cubans use a religious expression, "la lucha, " or the struggle, to justify the power and privilege they have achieved. Within the context of "la lucha, " De La Torre explores the religious dichotomy created between the children of light (Exilic Cubans) and the children of darkness (Resident Cubans). Examining the recent saga of the Eliin Gonzilez custody battle, he shows how the cultural construction of "la lucha" has become a distinctly Miami-style spirituality that makes "el exilio" (exile) the basis for religious reflection, understanding, and practiceOCoand that conflates political mobilization with spiritual meaning in an ongoing confrontation with evil."