"In Looking Forward," Marifeli Perez-Stable and her colleagues imagine Cuba's future after the poof moment Jorge I. Dominguez's vivid phrase when the current regime will no longer exist. Written in an accessible style that will appeal to all interested readers, this volume does not try to predict how and when the Castro regime will end, but instead considers the possible consequences of change. Each chapter prepared by an expert in the field takes up a basic issue: politics, the military, the legal system, civil society, gender, race, economic transition strategies, social policy and...
"In Looking Forward," Marifeli Perez-Stable and her colleagues imagine Cuba's future after the poof moment Jorge I. Dominguez's vivid phrase when t...
This timely and provocative study provides a reexamination of the Cuban revolution and places it firmly in a historical context. Beginning with the inauguration of the republic in 1902 and addressing Castro's triumphant entry into Santiago de Cuba in 1959, The Cuban Revolution highlights the factors that made Cuba susceptible to revolution, including its one-crop (sugar) economy and U.S. interference in Cuban affairs. While identifying radical nationalism--the defense of national sovereignty and social justice--as a legitimate factor behind the revolution, author Marifeli...
This timely and provocative study provides a reexamination of the Cuban revolution and places it firmly in a historical context. Beginning with the in...
