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A Short History of Revolutionary Cuba (Hardcover)
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A Short History of Revolutionary Cuba (Hardcover)
Series: I.B.Tauris Short Histories
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Few island nations have stirred the soul like Cuba. From
Hemingway's intoxicating Havana to Ry Cooder's Buena Vista Social
Club, outsiders have persistently been fascinated by Cuba for its
music (jazz to rumba), its rich literature, its art and dance
(danzon to mambo) and perhaps above all for its bold experiment of
a socialist revolution in action. Antoni Kapcia shows how the thaw
in relations between Cuba and the USA now makes a fresh appraisal
of the country and its modern history essential. He authoritatively
explores the `essence' of the Cuban revolution, revealing it to be
a maverick phenomenon tied not so much to socialism or Communism
for their own sakes but instead to an idealistic vision of
postcolonial nationalism. Reassessing the Cuban Missile Crisis of
1962, the author examines the central personalities: not just the
famous trio of Che Guevara, Fidel and Raul Castro in shaping the
ideas of the revolution but, still further back, the visionary
ideology of Jose Marti. Kapcia's book reflects on the future of the
revolution as Raul and his government begin to cede power to a new
generation.
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