Mulata nation: visualizing race and gender in Cuba by Alison Fraunhar (review)
Ryer also offers a groundbreaking exploration of the grey economy and the multiple strategies deployed to poach products from the state to sell on the side. This material reveals much about the systems of barter involved in everyday life in contemporary Cuba; those systems weave people together in complex debts of reciprocity and expanded dramatically during the Special Period. In sum, Ryer’s book is a fresh and original contribution to our understanding of Cuban everyday life, including everyday negotiations of the meanings of Africa and the United States, the swapping economy, youth culture, and consumption.