Cuba: Between Reform and Revolution
Spanning the history of the island from pre-Columbian times to the present, this highly acclaimed survey examines Cuba's political and economic development within the context of its international relations and continuing struggle for self-determination. The dualism that emerged in Cuban ideology—between liberal constructs of patria and radical formulations of nationality—is fully investigated as a source of both national tension and competing notions of liberty, equality, and justice. Author...
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Spanning the history of the island from pre-Columbian times to the present, this highly acclaimed survey examines Cuba's political and economic development within the context of its international relations and continuing struggle for self-determination. The dualism that emerged in Cuban ideology—between liberal constructs of patria and radical formulations of nationality—is fully investigated as a source of both national tension and competing notions of liberty, equality, and justice. Author Louis A. Pérez, Jr., integrates local and provincial developments with issues of class, race, and gender to give students a full and fascinating account of Cuba's history, focusing on its struggle for nationality.New to this Edition· Features the latest research on Cuba, integrating the developments of the last two decades into the larger narrative flow of Cuban history· Places the circumstances of daily life in historical context and discusses their contemporary significance · Offers a fully revised and updated political chronology · Condenses and expands the extensive bibliography where necessary, highlighting the scholarship of the past decade
1 Geography and pre-Columbian peoples 12 Colony and society 153 Out from the shadows 384 Transformation and transition 545 Reform and revolution in the colony 776 Between wars 977 Revolution and intervention 1188 The structure of the republic 1459 Reform and revolution in the republic 17310 The eclipse of old Cuba 21011 Between the old and the new 23712 Socialist Cuba 25713 Cuba in the post-Cold War world 291Political chronology 337Selective guide to the literature 355Index 447
