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The culture of conflict in modern Cuba / Nicholas A. Robins.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Robins, Nicholas A., 1964-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Culture conflict--Cuba.
- Culture conflict.
- Elite (Social sciences)--Cuba--History.
- Elite (Social sciences).
- History.
- Cuba--Politics and government.
- Cuba.
- Politics and government.
- Cuba--History.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 128 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2003]
- Summary:
- Conflict in Cuba is not new. Since early in Cuba's colonial history a small elite has used centralized power to rule for what its members viewed as the common good, which often coincided with their own good. Political officials often took advantage of their situation and created monopolies which limited accountability, social mobility, fair play, and economic development -- the rich got richer and the poor got poorer. This work traces this ethos, the efforts to change it, and its manifestations in present-day Cuba.
- Contents:
- From conquistadors to Castro
- First flight
- Living the monistic life
- Love, hate, and chains
- The long road to pluralism
- Cubans in exile and the monistic legacy
- The future.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0786414154
- OCLC:
- 51323574
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