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Autore: |
Gibbs Jessica F.
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Titolo: |
US policy towards Cuba : since the Cold War / / Jessica F. Gibbs
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Pubblicazione: | Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (223 p.) |
Disciplina: | 327.7307291 |
Soggetto topico: | International relations |
Soggetto geografico: | United States Foreign relations Cuba |
Cuba Foreign relations United States | |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 'Almost within sight of our shores'; 2 The Cuban Democracy Act: Putting the hammer down on Fidel Castro; 3 Missed opportunities; 4 The rafter crisis and its consequences; 5 'Adios Fidel'?; 6 The transformation of the anti-embargo movement; 7 George W. Bush, champion of the anti-Castro cause?; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
Sommario/riassunto: | US Policy Towards Cuba is a comprehensive examination of U.S. policy towards Cuba after the Cold War, from 1989-2008. It discusses the competition between Congress and the executive for control of policy, and the domestic interests which shaped policymaking and led to the passage of two major pieces of legislation (the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 and the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996, better known as the Helms-Burton Act) which tightened the embargo on Cuba and were fiercely resisted by U.S. allies. There is also a strong focus on migration as an issue in U.S.-Cuban re |
Titolo autorizzato: | US policy towards Cuba ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-134-07395-X |
1-134-07396-8 | |
1-283-04617-2 | |
9786613046178 | |
0-203-94612-X | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910791866103321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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