The Cuba Reader

History, Culture, Politics

Aviva Chomsky, Barry Carr, Alfredo Prieto, Pamela Maria Smorkaloff (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

744 Seiten

2019 | Second Edition, Revised and Updated
Duke University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4780-0393-9 (ISBN)

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Tracking Cuban history from 1492 to the present, this revised and expanded second edition of The Cuba Reader presents myriad perspectives on Cuba's history, culture, and politics, including a new section that explores the changes and continuities in Cuba since Fidel Castro stepped down from power in 2006.

Tracking Cuban history from 1492 to the present, The Cuba Reader includes more than one hundred selections that present myriad perspectives on Cuba's history, culture, and politics. The volume foregrounds the experience of Cubans from all walks of life, including slaves, prostitutes, doctors, activists, and historians. Combining songs, poetry, fiction, journalism, political speeches, and many other types of documents, this revised and updated second edition of The Cuba Reader contains over twenty new selections that explore the changes and continuities in Cuba since Fidel Castro stepped down from power in 2006. For students, travelers, and all those who want to know more about the island nation just ninety miles south of Florida, The Cuba Reader is an invaluable introduction.

Aviva Chomsky is Professor of History at Salem State University. Barry Carr is Emeritus Professor of Latin American History at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. Alfredo Prieto is an independent researcher and editor. Pamela Maria Smorkaloff lives and writes in Mexico City.

Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction 1
I. Indigenous Society and Conquest 7
II. Sugar, Slavery, and Colonialism 37
III. The Struggle for Independence 111
IV. Neocolonialism 141
V. Building a New Society 309
VI. Culture and Revolution 405
VII. The Cuban Revolution and the World 453
VIII. The Período Especial 517
IX. Cuba after Fidel: Continuities and Transitions 577
Suggestions for Further Reading 683
Acknowledgment of Copyrights and Sources 697
Index 709

Erscheinungsdatum	10.05.2019
Reihe/Serie	The Latin America Readers
Zusatzinfo	105 illustrations
Verlagsort	North Carolina
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 235 mm
Gewicht	998 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Reiseführer ► Nord- / Mittelamerika ► Kuba
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften
ISBN-10	1-4780-0393-6 / 1478003936
ISBN-13	978-1-4780-0393-9 / 9781478003939
Zustand	Neuware