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Revolutionary Cuba - A History (Hardcover)
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Revolutionary Cuba - A History (Hardcover)
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This is the first book in more than three decades to offer a
complete and chronological history of revolutionary Cuba, including
the years of rebellion that led to the revolution. Beginning with
Batista's coup in 1952, which catalyzed the rebels, and bringing
the reader to the present-day transformations initiated by Raul
Castro, Luis Martinez-Fernandez provides a balanced interpretive
synthesis of the major topics of contemporary Cuban history.
Expertly weaving the myriad historic, social, and political forces
that shaped the island nation during this period,
Martinez-Fernandez examines the circumstances that allowed the
revolution to consolidate in the early 1960s, the Soviet influence
throughout the latter part of the Cold War, and the struggle to
survive the catastrophic Special Period of the 1990s after the
collapse of the U.S.S.R. He tackles the island's chronic dependence
on sugar production, which started with the plantations centuries
ago and continues to shape culture and society. He analyzes the
revolutionary pendulum that continues to swing between idealism and
pragmatism, focusing on its effects on the everyday lives of the
Cuban people, and-bucking established trends in Cuban
scholarship-Martinez-Fernandez systematically integrates the Cuban
diaspora into the larger discourse of the revolution. Concise, well
written, and accessible, this book is an indispensable survey of
the history and themes of the socialist revolution that forever
changed Cuba and the world.
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