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Cuba since the Revolution of 1959 : a critical assessment / Samuel Farber.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Farber, Samuel, 1939-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social problems.
- Social change.
- Political culture.
- Politics and culture.
- Socialism.
- History.
- Cuba--History--Revolution, 1959--Influence.
- Cuba.
- Cuba--Politics and government--1959-1990.
- Politics and government.
- Cuba--Politics and government--1990-.
- Cuba--Social conditions--1959-1990.
- Social conditions.
- Socialism--Cuba.
- Democracy--Cuba.
- Democracy.
- Politics and culture--Cuba.
- Political culture--Cuba.
- Social change--Cuba.
- Social problems--Cuba.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 369 pages ; 18 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago, Ill. : Haymarket Books, 2011.
- Summary:
- Uncritically lauded by the left and impulsively denounced by the right, the Cuban Revolution is almost universally viewed one dimensionally. Farber, one of its most informed left-wing critics, provides a much-needed critical assessment of the revolution's impact and legacy. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Selected Chronology
- Toward "Monolithic Unity" : Building Cuban State Power from Above
- Economic Development and the Standard of Living since the 1959 Revolution
- Cuba's Foreign Policy : Between Revolution and Reasons of State
- Cuban Workers after the 1959 Revolution : Ruling Class or Exploited Class?
- Racism against Black Cubans : an Oppression That Dared Not Speak Its Name
- Gender Politics and the Cuban Revolution
- Dissidents and Critics : from Right to Left
- Conclusion: Cuba Might Not Be a Socialist Democracy, But Éh
- Epilogue: After the Sixth Party Congress.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781608461394
- 1608461394
- OCLC:
- 709681349
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