Using a huge array of sources from the political, religious,
social, artistic and personal spheres, the story of Cuba, so often
linked with the neighbouring US, is set in its historical context
and rigorously examined. Issues examined include: the Revolution
and upheaval that followed; the Cuban missile crisis; Cuba's
position in COMECON; the rise of Cuba's profile in the 1980s; the
crisis that followed the dismantling of the USSR; Cuba in the C21st
and its future. What has been the price of the Cuban revolutionary
process? And what faces Cuba in the new millennium? Using a huge
array of sources from the political, religious, social, artistic
and personal spheres, the story of Cuba, so often linked with the
neighbouring US, is set in its historical context and rigorously
examined. Issues examined include: the Revolution and upheaval that
followed; the Cuban missile crisis; Cuba's position in COMECON; the
rise of Cuba's profile in the 1980s; the crisis that followed the
dismantling of the USSR; Cuba in the C21st and its future. What has
been the price of the Cuban revolutionary process? And what faces
Cuba in the new millennium? For the last 50 years the story of Cuba
has often drawn the eyes of the world - for its part in the missile
crisis, or its rise within COMECON, or its controversial relations
with other countries. Cuba is seldon out of the news but is always
fascinating. Using a wide variety of sources from the political,
religious, social, artistic and personal spheres, the story of Cuba
is set in its historical context and rigorously examined. Voices
from both sides of the Revolution are heard forcing the reader to
think again about preconceived ideas for or against recent events.
This book examines the reshaping of Cuba following the Revolution,
the Bay of Pigs invasion, Cuba's role in the Cold War, the Mariel
boatlift, the economic rise and fall given by Cuba's membership of
COMECON, the changeability of the ongoing relationship between Cuba
and the US; how Cuba coped with the fall of USSR; the Special
Period of the 1990s and future that Cuba faces in the new
millennium. A wide variety of sources are used including papers
from prominent Cubans on both sides of the Revolutionary debate;
public figures from Malcolm X to Yuri Gagarin to Pope John Paul II;
letters and speeches from politicians ranging from Fidel Castro and
Che Guevara to Nikita Khruschev and Gerald Ford; public and private
materials from private individuals, governments, the CIA and a wide
variety of organisations associated with Cuba. The final chapter
draws together all the information and views given to analyse
Cuba's recent history, its present situation and its possible
future. Issues addressed include Cuba's survival in a
post-communistic landscape, human rights issues, the role of Cuban
exile groups, the relationship between the US and Cuba and the
price paid and benefits derived from the ongoing revolutionary
process.
General
Imprint: |
Greenwood Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Fighting Words |
Release date: |
March 2009 |
First published: |
December 2008 |
Authors: |
John Kirk
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-84645-023-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
LSN: |
1-84645-023-3 |
Barcode: |
9781846450235 |
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