The Cuba Reader: History, Culture, Politics

✍ Scribed by Aviva Chomsky; Barry Carr; Alfredo Prieto; Pamela María Smorkaloff

Publisher: Duke University Press Books
Year: 2019
Tongue: English
Leaves: 745
Series: The Latin America Readers
Edition: 2
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Tracking Cuban history from 1492 to the present, The Cuba Reader includes more than one hundred selections that present myriad perspectives on Cuba's history, culture, and politics. The volume foregrounds the experience of Cubans from all walks of life, including slaves, prostitutes, doctors, activists, and historians. Combining songs, poetry, fiction, journalism, political speeches, and many other types of documents, this revised and updated second edition of The Cuba Reader contains over twenty new selections that explore the changes and continuities in Cuba since Fidel Castro stepped down from power in 2006. For students, travelers, and all those who want to know more about the island nation just ninety miles south of Florida, The Cuba Reader is an invaluable introduction.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
I Indigenous Society and Conquest
II Sugar, Slavery, and Colonialism
III The Struggle for Independence
IV Neocolonialism
V Building a New Society
VI Culture and Revolution
VII The Cuban Revolution and the World
VIII The Período Especial
IX Cuba after Fidel: Continuities and Transitions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Acknowledgment of Copyrights and Sources
Index

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