A History of the Cuban Revolution [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Chomsky Aviva <1957->
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, : Wiley, 2015
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (529 p.)
• Disciplina: 972.9106; 972.91064
• Soggetto topico: Cuba -- History -- Revolution, 1959 -- Influence; Cuba -- History -- Revolution, 1959; Cuba -- History
• Soggetto geografico: Cuba History Revolution, 1959; Cuba History Revolution, 1959 Influence
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Series page; Title page; Copyright page; Illustrations; Maps; Figures; Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgments; Timeline; Introduction; Talking about Freedom; Scholars Weigh In; Why Revolution?; Comparing Capitalism and Socialism; Latin American Attitudes; 1 Cuba through 1959; Colonial History; The Colony in the Republic; Revolution: A War, or a Process?; 2 Experiments with Socialism; Analyzing the Situation: Economic Backwardness; The 1960's: Experimentation and the Great Debate; The 1970's: Institutionalization and the Soviet Model; Cuba in the 1970's: How it Worked ; 1986: Rectification How Democratic was Cuban Socialism?; 3 Relations with the United States; The United States and Cuba; In their Own Words: U.S. Policymakers Respond to Revolution; Covert War: Up to the Bay of Pigs; Covert War: After the Bay of Pigs; The Missile Crisis; After the Missile Crisis; The War Continues; 4 Emigration and Internationalism; Miami; Beyond Miami; Cuba's Global Reach: Beyond the Cold War; Cuba and Black Internationalism; Cuba in Africa and Latin America; Civilian Aid Missions; 5 Art, Culture, and Revolution; Literature; Film; Music; Sport; Dance; Food ; Political Culture and Cultural Politics 6 Cuba Diversa; Race; Gender; Sexuality; Religion; 7 The "Special Period"; 1993-95: Rapid-Fire Reforms; Social Impact of the Market Reforms; Limits to Capitalism; Charting New Territory; Contradictions: Inequality and Jineterismo; Opting to Leave: The 1994 Exodus; Debate and its Limits during the 1990's; Debating Democracy; Limits to Debate; 8 Cuba into the Twenty-First Century; From Perfeccionamiento to Recentralization; Disillusionment; Cuba after Fidel: A New Era?; Civil Society into the New Century; U.S. Policy: The Bush Era ; Cuba, Venezuela, and the ALBA Barack Obama and Raúl Castro: A New Relationship?; Analyzing the Changes; Conclusion; Glossary; Notes; Introduction; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; End User License Agreement
• Sommario/riassunto: A fully-revised and updated new edition of a concise and insightful socio-historical analysis of the Cuban revolution. Includes a new material to add to the book's coverage of Cuba over the past decade under Raúl Castro All of the existing chapters have been fully updated to include recent scholarship Balances social and historical insight into the revolution with economic and political analysis extending into the twenty-first century Juxtaposes U.S. and Cuban perspectives on the historical impact of the revolution
• Titolo autorizzato: A History of the Cuban Revolution
• ISBN: 1-118-94229-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787410303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Viewpoints / Puntos de Vista