Using a huge array of sources from the political, religious, social, artistic and personal spheres, the story of Cuba, so often linked with the neighbouring US, is set in its historical context and rigorously examined. Issues examined include: the Revolution and upheaval that followed; the Cuban missile crisis; Cuba's position in COMECON; the rise of Cuba's profile in the 1980s; the crisis that followed the dismantling of the USSR; Cuba in the C21st and its future. What has been the price of the Cuban revolutionary process? And what faces Cuba in the new millennium?
Using a...
Using a huge array of sources from the political, religious, social, artistic and personal spheres, the story of Cuba, so often linked with the nei...
The publication in the past ten years of linguistic atlases of England and Scotland has not only advanced our knowledge of the lexical and morphological variety inherent in the English language, but has made it possible to establish a number of methodological principles for the study of language both in its contemporary distribution and in its historical evolution.
The essays in this volume, by contributors to the linguistic atlases and other dialectologists, describe some of the problems that bedevil the study of dialect and the methodological solutions employed to minimise them....
The publication in the past ten years of linguistic atlases of England and Scotland has not only advanced our knowledge of the lexical and morpholo...
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...
This book examines the evolution of Cuba's foreign relations since the demise of the USSR. It is divided into three sections: the first examines the nature of economic and political change that has taken place in Cuba in the last three years; the second analyzes the evolution of Cuban international relations, which have flourished in recent years; the final section examines the nature of the impasse in bilateral relations with the USA and offers some suggestions to resolve the difficulties.
This book examines the evolution of Cuba's foreign relations since the demise of the USSR. It is divided into three sections: the first examines the n...
Tracing the sweeping changes in Cuban foreign policy under Raul Castro, leading scholars provide a systematic overview of Cuba's relations with the United States, Latin American, Russia, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. This timely book will be invaluable for all readers interested in contemporary Cuban politics.
Tracing the sweeping changes in Cuban foreign policy under Raul Castro, leading scholars provide a systematic overview of Cuba's relations with the Un...
Tracing the sweeping changes in Cuban foreign policy under Raul Castro, leading scholars provide a systematic overview of Cuba's relations with the United States, Latin American, Russia, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. This timely book will be invaluable for all readers interested in contemporary Cuban politics.
Tracing the sweeping changes in Cuban foreign policy under Raul Castro, leading scholars provide a systematic overview of Cuba's relations with the Un...
