Cuban Revolution Origins, Course, and Legacy

Name: Cuban Revolution Origins, Course, and Legacy
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ISBN: 9780195127492

ISBN-10: 0195127498

ISBN-13: 9780195127492

Edition: 2nd 1999 (Revised)

Authors: Marifeli Perez-Stable

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This timely study provides a re-examination of the achievements and failures of the Cuban revolution. The Cuban Revolution places the revolution firmly within the context of twentieth century Cuban history, beginning with the inauguration of the republic in 1902 to Castro's triumphant entry into Santiago de Cuba in 1959, and hightlights the factors -- such as a one-crop (sugar) economy and U.S. intereference in Cuban affairs -- which made Cuba susceptible to revolution. While identifying nationalism and the struggle for social justice as the legitimate forces behind the revolution, Perez-Stable also provides a fresh insight into the problems facing Castro's Cuba. Arguing that the revolution…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/3/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 9.09" wide x 5.98" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Tables


Preface


Preface to the First Edition


Acronyms


Introduction



Mediated Sovereignty, Monoculture, and Development



Politics and Society, 1902-1958



Revolution and Radical Nationalism, 1959-1961



Revolution and Inclusive Development



Politics and Society, 1961-1970



Politics and Society, 1971-1986



Revolution, Rectification, and Contemporary Socialism



The Invisible Crisis: Stability and Change in 1990s Cuba


Conclusion


Notes


Select Bibliography


Index