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UNINA9910798451303321 |
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Autore |
Sweig Julia |
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Titolo |
Cuba : what everyone needs to know / / Julia E. Sweig |
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New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-062039-0 |
0-19-062038-2 |
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Edizione |
[Third edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (385 p.) |
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Collana |
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What everyone needs to know. |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cuba Politics and government 1959-1990 |
Cuba History Revolution, 1959 |
United States Foreign relations Cuba |
Cuba Politics and government 1990- |
Cuba Foreign relations United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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How did the revolution organize Cuban society? Why did Cubans start leaving for exile?; What kind of backlash was there to the revolution's radicalization?; What kind of benefits did the revolution deliver and to whom?; How did race factor into the equation?; In a notoriously patriarchal society, how did women fare under the revolution?; What kind of space did the regime allow for intellectuals and artists?; How did the regime deal with its adversaries in the exile community?; How did the revolution handle religion?; Why did the revolution make such a big deal out of sports? |
What really happened when Castro visited Washington in 1959? |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Informative, pithy, and lucidly written, Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know, 3rd edition, is the best compact reference on Cuba's internal politics, its often fraught relationship with the United States, and its shifting relationship with the global community. |
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