Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface to the Revised Edition ix
4. Introduction. The Desi Chain 1
5. Chapter One. I Love Ricky 20
6. Chapter Two. The Man Who Loved Lucy 44
7. Chapter Three. A Brief History of Mambo Time 71
8. Chapter Four. Salsa for All Seasons 95
9. Chapter Five. Rum, Rump, and Rumba 128
10. Chapter Six. No Man’s Language 147
11. Chapter Seven. The Spell of the Hyphen 172
12. Epilogue. My Repeating Island 190
13. Notes 197
14. Index 223
15. Permissions Acknowledgments 239