A history of the Cuban Revolution / Aviva Chomsky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chomsky, Aviva, 1957- author.

Series:

Viewpoints/puntos de vista

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Cuba--History--Revolution, 1959.

Cuba.

Cuba--History--Revolution, 1959--Influence.

Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 232 pages ; 22 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA: Wiley Blackwell, 2015.

Summary:

Now available in a fully revised and updated new edition, A History of the Cuban Revolution provides a concise and insightful overview of the background to the revolution and the course it took over five and a half decades. Aviva Chomsky juxtaposes US and Cuban perspectives on the impact of the revolution, engaging and debunking the myths and preconceptions surrounding one of the most formative political events of the twentieth century. The text has been expanded to incorporate in-depth coverage of Cuba over the last five years, shedding new light on political culture and economic reform and incorporating more student-friendly features such as a timeline and glossary. Expertly balancing social and historical insight into the revolution with shrewd economic and political analysis extending into the twenty-first century, the second edition of A History of the Cuban Revolution will be an essential resource for anyone interested in Cuba's past, present, and future. Book jacket.

Contents:

Cuba through 1959

Experiments with socialism

Relations with the United States

Emigration and internationalism

Art, culture, and revolution

Cuba diversa

The "special period": socialism on one island

Cuba into the twenty-first century.

Notes:

Original edition published in 2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Chomsky, Aviva, 1957- History of the Cuban Revolution

ISBN:

9781118942284

1118942280

OCLC:

899949147