The Mafia in Havana: A Caribbean Mob Story
"A meticulously accurate and superbly written history of the Cuban underworld in terms of the interactions between the American Mafia, US businesses and governmental intelligence agencies. . . . The Mafia in Havana is a seminal and strongly recommended addition to the personal and academic American Organized Crime historical studies and supplemental reading lists."—Midwest Book Review\ "We invented Havana, and we can goddamn well move it someplace else if [Batista] can't control it."—Meyer...
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A vibrant if shocking portrait of the Mafia's Caribbean empire before Fidel appeared on the scene. Library Journal Cuban novelist Cirules has ventured into the world of nonfiction with this book, which won the 1993 Casa de las Am ricas Prize for Latin American literature and the Critics' Prize in 1994. An in-depth investigation into the Mafia in Cuba, it is more a thorough exploration of the political, economic, and criminal atmosphere in Cuba from 1920 to 1958 than the "Sopranos on holiday" tell-all that the publisher's publicity materials would have readers believe. Cirules traces Mafia activities in Cuba while covering all the related bases, from U.S. foreign policy in Cuba to the Cuban economy to the Cuban underworld. Cirules has supplemented his traditional print research materials with interviews with assistants, bodyguards, female companions, and others who knew Mafiosi of the era: An extensive bibliography is included. Scholars and students will appreciate this well-researched and documented study of a subject on which little English-language material exists. Recommended for large public libraries and academic libraries supporting criminal justice and/or Caribbean studies programs. Sarah Jent, Univ. of Louisville Lib., KY Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
Translator's NoteviAcknowledgmentsviiIntroduction11.Rumba Heaven!72.The First Mafiosi in Cuba163.Lucky Luciano and the Cocaine Era324.Batista's Return545.The Kefauver Commission and the Decline of Eduardo Chibas616.At the Service of the Mafia747.Money Laundering and Front Companies898.Trade and Economic Strangulation999.Meyer Lansky11110.Mafia War in Havana11911.The Empire's Last Stand12712.Revolution in Cuba133Appendix 1The Luxury Hotels of Havana148Appendix 2The Banco Financiero and the Cuban Sugar Industry156Notes165Bibliography175
\ Library JournalCuban novelist Cirules has ventured into the world of nonfiction with this book, which won the 1993 Casa de las Am ricas Prize for Latin American literature and the Critics' Prize in 1994. An in-depth investigation into the Mafia in Cuba, it is more a thorough exploration of the political, economic, and criminal atmosphere in Cuba from 1920 to 1958 than the "Sopranos on holiday" tell-all that the publisher's publicity materials would have readers believe. Cirules traces Mafia activities in Cuba while covering all the related bases, from U.S. foreign policy in Cuba to the Cuban economy to the Cuban underworld. Cirules has supplemented his traditional print research materials with interviews with assistants, bodyguards, female companions, and others who knew Mafiosi of the era: An extensive bibliography is included. Scholars and students will appreciate this well-researched and documented study of a subject on which little English-language material exists. Recommended for large public libraries and academic libraries supporting criminal justice and/or Caribbean studies programs. Sarah Jent, Univ. of Louisville Lib., KY Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.\ \
