The Era of inevitable gravitation: the United States and Colonial Cuba -- The crusade against Autocracy: the ending of Spanish rule -- The semi-sovereign Republic of Cuba -- The contradictions of constitutionalism, nationalism, and corruption -- Embracing dictatorship: the United States and Batista -- Shunning dictatorship: the United States and Batista -- Radical nationalism resists gravitation -- Social revolution breaks the tie.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-232) and index.