Chomsky / Carr / Prieto The Cuba Reader

History, Culture, Politics
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-4780-0456-1
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 744 Seiten

Reihe: The Latin America Readers

Tracking Cuban history from 1492 to the present, this revised and expanded second edition of The Cuba Reader presents myriad perspectives on Cuba's history, culture, and politics, including a new section that explores the changes and continuities in Cuba since Fidel Castro stepped down from power in 2006.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chomsky, Aviva

Carr, Barry

Prieto, Alfredo

Smorkaloff, Pamela Maria

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Tourismus & Reise Reise & Urlaub: Führer, Landkarten, Pläne

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction 1
I. Indigenous Society and Conquest 7
II. Sugar, Slavery, and Colonialism 37
III. The Struggle for Independence 111
IV. Neocolonialism 141
V. Building a New Society 309
VI. Culture and Revolution 405
VII. The Cuban Revolution and the World 453
VIII. The Período Especial 517
IX. Cuba after Fidel: Continuities and Transitions 577
Suggestions for Further Reading 683
Acknowledgment of Copyrights and Sources 697
Index 709

Über Autor(innen)

Aviva Chomsky is Professor of History at Salem State University.

Barry Carr is Emeritus Professor of Latin American History at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia.

Alfredo Prieto is an independent researcher and editor.

Pamela Maria Smorkaloff lives and writes in Mexico City.