Itrod.: The concept of cubanía and the National Myth -- pt. I: Idelology and revolution: The search for a Cuban national identity until 1958 -- The search for a Cuban revolutionary identity after 1959 -- pt. II: Myth and ideology: Myth-making and cubanía in pre-revolutionary Cuba -- Revolution and the radicalization of myth and cubanía -- Conclusion: Cubanía today: crisis and the pursuit of the "Dreams."