Christopher Abel is Reader in Latin American History at University College London and an Associate Fellow at the Institute of Latin American Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London, UK.Nissa Torrents was Lecturer in Latin American Literature and Film at University College London, UK.

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• AcknowledgementsIntroductionNotes on ContributorsChronological Guide1 The Modernity of Martí Roberto Fernández Retamar2 José Martí: Architect of Social Unity in the Émigré Communities of the United States Gerald E. Poyo3 Cuban Populism and the Birth of the Myth of Martí Antoni Kapcia4 Martí in the United States: The Flight from Disorder Jacqueline Kaye5 Martí and Socialism Jorge Ibarra6 José Martí and his Concept of the 'Intelectual Comprometido' John M. Kirk7 Martí, Latin America and Spain Christopher Abel8 Void and Renewal: José Martí's Modernity Ivan M. Schulman9 Order and Passion in 'Amistad Funesta' Nissa TorrentsConcluding Perspectives Christopher AbelNotes Selected BibliographyIndex