"I know of no other comprehensive and up-to-date narrative that covers all aspects of the U.S.-Cuba security relationship"--Philip Peters, Vice President of the Lexington Institute
The United States and Cuba actually cooperate on several issues of mutual interest. This intriguing pattern of U.S.-Cuban cooperation emerged during the 1990s. Naked self-interest led the two governments to cooperate in four areas: illegal immigration, drug trafficking, decreasing tensions around Guantanamo Naval Base, and reducing the threat of unintended war. The fact that there has been any cooperation...
"I know of no other comprehensive and up-to-date narrative that covers all aspects of the U.S.-Cuba security relationship"--Philip Peters, Vice Pre...
"This book is a masterpiece. Accurate, lyrical, and empathetic in its illumination of the lives of ordinary Cubans, as they survive and thrive in the bizarre economic and political environment of Cuba during its 'Special Period.'"--Archibald Ritter, Carleton University Amelia Weinreb takes readers deep inside the everyday life of middle-class Cubans--arguably the majority of citizens on the island. Un-theorized and under-described, it is a group that is portrayed honestly, accurately, and empathetically. The political and economic systems of Cuba in the post-Soviet period pose...
"This book is a masterpiece. Accurate, lyrical, and empathetic in its illumination of the lives of ordinary Cubans, as they survive and thrive in the ...
A unique and indispensable introduction into the economic thinking and analyses of thirteen Cuban economists committed to the successful continuation (albeit with needed modification) of the Cuban project in process since 1959. Sinan Koont, author of Sustainable Urban Agriculture in Cuba
Most scholarship on the Cuban economy is provided by analysts looking from the outside in. Cuban Economists on the Cuban Economy is the first collection to bring together some of the island s leading economists to discuss the good and the bad about their own economy. These...
A unique and indispensable introduction into the economic thinking and analyses of thirteen Cuban economists committed to the successful continuat...
"Marc Frank is the best foreign journalist reporting from Cuba today. We now have a behind-the-scenes look at the changes large and small taking place as the Cuban revolution molts from Fidel to Raul to the next generation."--Julia Sweig, author of Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know "A must-read book to grasp what has been happening in Cuba over the past ten years."--Wayne Smith, director of the Cuba Project, Center for International Policy "Frank enriches his fascinating reportage with his unparalleled access to expressive Cubans from all walks of life."--Richard Feinberg, University...
"Marc Frank is the best foreign journalist reporting from Cuba today. We now have a behind-the-scenes look at the changes large and small taking place...
Krull has assembled an impressive array of international scholars to examine Cuba s impact on international relations. Mervyn Bain, author of Russian-Cuban Relations since 1992 An anthology of insightful essays that outruns the information blockade on Cuba. Ricardo A. Dello Buono, coeditor of Cuba in the Twenty-First CenturyThere is a great deal more to Cuba s place on the global stage than its contentious relationship with the United States. Taking a refreshing look at Cuban international relations, contributors to this volume from both inside and outside the...
Krull has assembled an impressive array of international scholars to examine Cuba s impact on international relations. Mervyn Bain, author of Russi...
Kirk s invaluable study reveals to us, for the first time, the range and character of Cuba s remarkable achievements, which should be an inspiration and a model for those with far greater advantages. Noam Chomsky, author of Manufacturing Consent Invaluable. Provides ample, detailed, and clear evidence of the whole evolution of medical internationalism within Cuban foreign and social policy, going well beyond the headlines to trace that evolution carefully and honestly. Antoni Kapcia, coeditor of The Changing Dynamic of Cuban Civil Society Offers a textured and nuanced...
Kirk s invaluable study reveals to us, for the first time, the range and character of Cuba s remarkable achievements, which should be an inspiration a...
