This timely book provides a balanced and deeply knowledgeable introduction to Cuba since 1492. Tracing the island's history over 500 years, the authors provide a focused overview of Cuba's long struggle for independence-from Spain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and today from the pressures of global forces.
This timely book provides a balanced and deeply knowledgeable introduction to Cuba since 1492. Tracing the island's history over 500 years, the authors provide a focused overview of Cuba's long struggle for independence-from Spain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and today from the pressures of global forces.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Philip Brenner is professor of international relations and affiliate professor of history at American University. He is a co-editor of A Contemporary Cuba Reader and co-author of Sad and Luminous Days: Cuba's Struggle with the Superpowers after the Missile Crisis. Peter Eisner is an award-winning foreign correspondent who covered Latin America for many years as an editor and reporter at the Washington Post, Newsday, and the Associated Press. He currently teaches at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. His most recent book is MacArthur's Spies.
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Preface Part I: 1492-1598 Chapter 1: Columbus Arrives and Spain Colonizes Cuba 1492-1550 Chapter 2: Sugar and Slavery Chapter 3: Struggle for Independence 1868-1898 Chapter 4: Cuban Independence War and US Occupation Chapter 5: From Occupation to "Good Neighbor" Chapter 6: Playground of the Western World and the Rise of Batista 1934-1958 Chapter 7: The Revolutionary Struggle 1953-1958 Part II: 1959-1989 Chapter 8: The Quest for Sovereignty Chapter 9: Consolidating the Revolution: Culture and Politics Chapter 10: Consolidating the Revolution: Economic Reforms New Institutions and Basic Needs Chapter 11: Bay of Pigs/Playa Girón Chapter 12: The Missile Crisis Chapter 13: Foreign Policy in the 1960s: Exporting Revolution Chinese Flirtations and Soviet Tensions Chapter 14: Internal Adjustments and Advancing Equality 1963-1975 Chapter 15: Becoming a Third World Leader 1970s Chapter 16: Mariel Exodus-A Warning Signal 1980 Chapter 17: Change and Rectification at Home and Abroad 1980s Part III: 1990-2016 Chapter 18: The "Special Period" in a Time of Peace 1990-2000 Chapter 19: The Cuban Diaspora and Racial Inequality Chapter 20: Helms-Burton US-Cuban Relations and Terrorism 1995-1998 Chapter 21: The Pope Goes to Cuba; Elián Goes to Miami 1998-2000 Chapter 22: The Search for a Viable Strategy 2001-2006 Chapter 23: The Transition from Fidel to Raúl Castro 2006-2009 Chapter 24: Securing Cuba's Independence through Economic Change 2010-2016 Chapter 25: Securing Cuba's Independence through Foreign Policy 2010-2016 Chapter 26: Change Continuity and the Future Appendix: Chronology of Key Events Bibliography Index
Preface Part I: 1492-1598 Chapter 1: Columbus Arrives and Spain Colonizes Cuba 1492-1550 Chapter 2: Sugar and Slavery Chapter 3: Struggle for Independence 1868-1898 Chapter 4: Cuban Independence War and US Occupation Chapter 5: From Occupation to "Good Neighbor" Chapter 6: Playground of the Western World and the Rise of Batista 1934-1958 Chapter 7: The Revolutionary Struggle 1953-1958 Part II: 1959-1989 Chapter 8: The Quest for Sovereignty Chapter 9: Consolidating the Revolution: Culture and Politics Chapter 10: Consolidating the Revolution: Economic Reforms New Institutions and Basic Needs Chapter 11: Bay of Pigs/Playa Girón Chapter 12: The Missile Crisis Chapter 13: Foreign Policy in the 1960s: Exporting Revolution Chinese Flirtations and Soviet Tensions Chapter 14: Internal Adjustments and Advancing Equality 1963-1975 Chapter 15: Becoming a Third World Leader 1970s Chapter 16: Mariel Exodus-A Warning Signal 1980 Chapter 17: Change and Rectification at Home and Abroad 1980s Part III: 1990-2016 Chapter 18: The "Special Period" in a Time of Peace 1990-2000 Chapter 19: The Cuban Diaspora and Racial Inequality Chapter 20: Helms-Burton US-Cuban Relations and Terrorism 1995-1998 Chapter 21: The Pope Goes to Cuba; Elián Goes to Miami 1998-2000 Chapter 22: The Search for a Viable Strategy 2001-2006 Chapter 23: The Transition from Fidel to Raúl Castro 2006-2009 Chapter 24: Securing Cuba's Independence through Economic Change 2010-2016 Chapter 25: Securing Cuba's Independence through Foreign Policy 2010-2016 Chapter 26: Change Continuity and the Future Appendix: Chronology of Key Events Bibliography Index
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