| Description |
xvi, 236 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-229) and index. |
| Summary |
"A very good and thoughtful account of the Cuban Revolution, rooted in historical analysis with a solid understanding of the discontinuities shaping revolutionary Cuba. Sees the basic drive as 'radical nationalism' in the context of institution and nation building"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57. http://www.loc.gov/hlas/ |
| Contents |
1. Mediated Sovereignty, Monoculture, and Development. Classic Dependence in Crisis. Reformism in the Making, 1927-1938. State and Society. Standards of Living. Women in Prerevolutionary Cuba. The Cuba That Might Have Been -- 2. Politics and Society, 1902-1958. Mediated Sovereignty and Fragile Hegemony. Representative Democracy, the Working Class, and the Emergent Logic. The Batista Dictatorship, the Working Class, and Radical Nationalism -- 3. Revolution and Radical Nationalism, 1959-1961. Reformism, the Clases Economicas, and the Revolution. The Working Class and the Revolutionary Government. Revolutionary Politics and the Clases Populares -- 4. Revolution and Inclusive Development. Development Strategies and Economic Performance. Standards of Living after the Revolution. Socialist Visions and Inclusive Development -- 5. Politics and Society, 1961-1970. The Incipient Institutional Order, 1961-1965. The Origins of the Radical Experiment. The Parallel Construction of Communism and Socialism -- 6. Politics and Society, 1971-1986. Revolution and Institutionalization. The Trade Unions as Mass Organizations. The Federation of Cuban Women and Gender Equality. The PCC as a Vanguard Party. Crossroads at Three Party Congresses -- 7. Revolution, Rectification, and Contemporary Socialism. The Process of Rectification. The Cuban Communist Party and the Future of Cuban Socialism. |
| Subject |
Cuba -- History -- Revolution, 1959.
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Cuba -- History -- Revolution, 1959 -- Causes.
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Cuba -- History -- Revolution, 1959 -- Influence.
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Cuba -- Politics and government -- 1895-
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| Indexed Term |
Politics History, 1959- |
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Cuba |
| Chronological Term |
Geschichte 1902-1991
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| ISBN |
0195084063 (acid-free paper) |
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9780195084061 (acid-free paper) |
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0195084071 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
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9780195084078 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
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