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Cuba - A Global Studies Handbook (Hardcover)
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Cuba - A Global Studies Handbook (Hardcover)
Series: Global Studies: Latin America & the Caribbean
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This fascinating work provides an enlightening guided tour of the
island of Cuba's historical, political, economic, and sociocultural
development from the pre-Columbian period to the present. Cuba: A
Global Studies Handbook offers a revealing look at a nation that,
in its ongoing pursuit of freedom, has been a colonial pawn, a
neocolonial paradise for corrupt politicians and dictators, an
alluring vacation destination, a defiant Communist holdout and
embarrassing thorn in the side of the powerful United States.
Drawing heavily on his own research and experiences on the island,
the author follows Cuba's political, economic, and sociocultural
development from the pre-Columbian period to the present-with an
emphasis on the revolutionary period. The book's reference section
includes alphabetically organized entries on important people,
places, and historical events, as well as shorter sections on Cuban
Spanish, national traditions and holidays, cuisines, and important
organizations. Also featured is a chart tracing the development of
Cuban popular music and a listener's guide to some of the best
available recordings. A useful reference section provides a
descriptive alphabetical listing of specific information on
important people, places, and historical events, as well as
sections on Cuban Spanish, etiquette, national habits and
traditions, cuisine, holidays, and important organizations Includes
a detailed chronology of Cuban history from pre-Columbian times to
the present, with emphasis on the revolutionary triumph of the late
1950s and early 1960s, Castro's enduring Communist regime, and the
economic crisis of the "special period" that began in Cuba in 1990
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