Los quince anos de destierro que Jose Marti paso en Estados Unidos le proporcionaron una perspectiva que abarca tanto el norte como el sur del hemisferio, una vision reflejada en su ensayo "Nuestra America." La seleccion de textos de este volumen imprime a "lo nuestro" martiano, un giro contemporaneo que incluye a la comunidad hispanoamericana en los Estados Unidos, personificada en Marti durante un periodo migratorio--la segunda mitad del siglo XIX-- frecuentemente ignorado. Jose Marti: Estados Unidos en la prosa de un inmigrante recoge textos de las "Escenas Norteamericanas," despachos escritos por Jose Marti para los diarios La Opinion Nacional, de Caracas, La Nacion, de Buenos Aires y La Pluma, de Bogota, entre 1881 y 1886. Incluye tambien sesenta y cinco fragmentos de La Seccion Constante, su columna diaria de variedades para La Opinion Nacional, entre 1881 y 1882.

Marti 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 Marti 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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