The Missile Crisis from a Cuban Perspective

Historical, Archaeological and Anthropological Reflections

Håkan Karlsson, Tomás Diez Acosta (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

158 Seiten

2019
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-19696-7 (ISBN)

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This book presents a historical, archaeological and anthropological reflection and analysis of the Missile Crisis (1962) that influenced the whole world. This is done from a Cuban perspective, through testimonies and material and immaterial remains from the place where the Crisis once took place.

Previous works on the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) have approached the topic from the point of view of the U.S. and its allies, while Cuban experiences have still not been sufficiently discussed. This book presents new aspects which have seldom – or never – been offered before, giving a detailed account of the crisis from a Cuban perspective. It also investigates the archaeological and anthropological aspects of the crisis, by exploring the tangible and intangible remains that still can be found on the former Soviet missile bases in the Cuban countryside, and through interviews which add a local, human dimension to the subject.

Håkan Karlsson is Professor in Archaeology at the Department of Historical Studies, University of Gothenburg Sweden. Tomás Diez Acosta is Professor and Researcher at the Instituto de Historia de Cuba.

Part I: The 1962 Missile Crisis: Historical Reflections 1. The Threat of a Direct U.S. Invasion of Cuba 2. Deployment of Soviet Troops in Cuba 3. The Secrecy of the Operation 4. Spy Flights and the Cuban Reply 5. Facing Foe Flights 6. Fidel Castro’s Reflections on the Missile Crisis Part II: The 1962 Missile Crisis: Archaeological and Anthropological Reflections 7. Neglected Dimensions and Their Revealing 8. The Material Remains and Its Reuse 9. Memories and Narrations 10. The Use of the Former Missile Bases as Cultural Heritage Part III: Conclusion. Conclusion. Appendix: Chronology

Erscheinungsdatum	24.07.2019
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Studies in the History of the Americas
Zusatzinfo	20 Halftones, black and white; 20 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	0-367-19696-4 / 0367196964
ISBN-13	978-0-367-19696-7 / 9780367196967
Zustand	Neuware