The Missile Crisis from a Cuban Perspective: Historical, Archaeological and Anthropological Reflections

ISBN-13: 9780367660703 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 158 str.

Håkan Karlsson; Tomás Diez Acosta

Opis

This book presents a historical, archaeological and anthropological reflection and analysis of the Missile Crisis (1962) that influenced the whole world. This is done from a Cuban perspective, through testimonies and material and immaterial remains from the place where the Crisis once took place.

Spis treści

Part I: The 1962 Missile Crisis: Historical Reflections  1. The Threat of a Direct U.S. Invasion of Cuba  2. Deployment of Soviet Troops in Cuba  3. The Secrecy of the Operation  4. Spy Flights and the Cuban Reply  5. Facing Foe Flights  6. Fidel Castro’s Reflections on the Missile Crisis  Part II: The 1962 Missile Crisis: Archaeological and Anthropological Reflections  7. Neglected Dimensions and Their Revealing  8. The Material Remains and Its Reuse  9. Memories and Narrations  10. The Use of the Former Missile Bases as Cultural Heritage  Part III: Conclusion.  Conclusion.  Appendix: Chronology

O autorze

Håkan Karlsson is Professor in Archaeology at the Department of Historical Studies, University of Gothenburg Sweden.

Tomás Diez Acosta is Professor and Researcher at the Instituto de Historia de Cuba.