Cuba libre : a 500-year quest for independence / Philip Brenner and Peter Eisner.
Brenner, Philip, author.; Eisner, Peter, author.
2018
F1776 .B73 2018 (Mapit)
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Title
Cuba libre : a 500-year quest for independence / Philip Brenner and Peter Eisner.
Author
Brenner, Philip, author.
ISBN
9780742566705 (paperback)
0742566706 (paperback)
9780742566699 (hardcover)
0742566692 (hardcover)
Published
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]
Language
English
Description
ix, 428 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Call Number
F1776 .B73 2018
Dewey Decimal Classification
972.91/05
Summary
"This timely book provides a balanced and deeply knowledgeable introduction to Cuba since Christopher Columbus's first arrival in 1492. With decades of experience studying and reporting on the island, Philip Brenner and Peter Eisner provide an incisive overview for all readers seeking to go beyond stereotypes in their exploration of Cuba's politics, economy, and culture. As Cuba and the United States open their doors to each other, Cuba Libre gives travelers, policy makers, businesspeople, students, and those with an interest in world affairs an opportunity to understand Cuba from a Cuban perspective; to appreciate how Cubans' quest for independence and sovereignty animates their spirit and shapes their worldview and even their identity. In a world ever more closely linked, Cuba Libre provides a compelling model for US citizens and policy makers to empathize with viewpoints far from their own experiences." --Amazon.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Eisner, Peter, author.
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Part 1. 1492-1958
Columbus arrives and Spain colonizes Cuba, 1492-1550
Sugar and slavery
Struggle for independence, 1868-1898
Cuban independence war and U.S. occupation
From occupation to "good neighbor"
Playground of the Western world and rise of Batista, 1934-1958
The revolutionary struggle, 1953-1958
Part 2. 1959-1989
The quest for sovereignty
Consolidating the revolution: culture and politics
Consolidating the revolution: Economic reforms, new institutions, and basic needs
Bay of Pigs/Playa Girón
The missile crisis
Foreign policy in the 1960s: Exporting revolution, Chinese flirtations, and Soviet tensions
Internal adjustments and advancing equality, 1963-1975
Becoming a third world leader, 1970s
Mariel exodus
a warning signal, 1980
Change and rectification at home and abroad, 1980s
Part 3. 1990-2016
The "special period" in a time of peace,1990-2000
The Cuban diaspora and racial inequality
Helms-Burton, U.S.-Cuban relations, and terrorism,1995-1998
The Pope goes to Cuba; Elián goes to Miami, 1998-2000
The search for a viable strategy, 2001-2006
The transition from Fidel to Raúl Castro, 2006-2009
Securing Cuba's independence through economic change, 2010-2016
Securing Cuba's independence through foreign policy, 2010-2016
Change, continuity, and the future
Appendix: Chronology of key events.

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