As spiritual home of Che Guevara and arch-enemy of the United
States for more than forty years, Cuba exerts a powerful hold over
people's imaginations. The Revolution and its leader, Fidel Castro,
have survived invasion, repeated external and internal crisis, and
most astonishingly, economic collapse and political isolation. What
is at the root of the continuity and success of the 'Revolution'
and in what sense can it be termed a 'revolution'? This book is the
first in-depth study of Cuba to examine its history and
revolutionary transformation through the evolution of ideology and
myth. Music, political campaigns, street and media propaganda,
literature, cinema, and drama have served to establish a cubanista
tradition, supported by powerful myths such as Che Guevara and Jose
Marti, the New Man, youth, and an Afro-Cuban identity. Challenging
preconceptions and conventional wisdoms about Cuba and its
leadership, this book presents a remarkable portrait of the
distinctive history of the island's culture. The interplay of
history, revolutionary action, and ideology through myth and
collective experience make this book essential reading for Cuban
scholars, Latin American and US historians, political analysts and
those generally interested in the history and future of Cuban
political culture.
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