Cuba has undergone dramatic changes since the collapse of European communism. The loss of economic aid and preferential trade with the Soviet Union and other Eastern bloc countries forced the Cuban government to search out new ways of organizing the domestic economy and new commercial relations in an international system dominated by market economies. The resulting economic reforms have reverberated through Cuban society and politics, recreating social inequalities unknown since the 1950s and confronting the political system with unprecedented new challenges. The resulting ferment is increasingly evident in Cuban cultural expression, and the responses to adversity and scarcity have reshaped Cuban social relations. Cuba today faces new challenges with the transition to a new president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, and renewed hostility from the Trump administration. This timely book provides a balanced and deeply knowledgeable introduction to Cuba today. This concise overview focuses on Cuba since Raúl Castro stepped down as president, bringing together leading scholars to analyze politics, economics, foreign policy, and society in present-day Cuba. Ideally suited for students and seeking to understand this still contentious and controversial island, the book includes a substantive introduction setting the historical context, as well as a chronology and primary source documents.
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This concise overview focuses on Cuba since Raúl Castro stepped down as president, bringing together leading scholars to analyze the island’s politics, economy, foreign policy, and society. The book includes a substantive introduction setting the historical context, as well as a chronology and primary source documents.
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Preface

Introduction: An Overview of Cuba from 2006 to 2019

Philip Brenner

1 Politics: The Challenges Facing Cuba’s New Leaders

William M. LeoGrande

2 Economy

Ricardo Torres

3 Cuban Foreign Policy, 2014–2019: From Raúl Castro to Miguel Díaz-Canel

John M. Kirk

4 Cuban Society: Becoming More Unequal, Connected and Diverse

Katrin Hansing and Bert Hoffmann

Chronology of Key Events: 2014–2019

Useful Websites

Excerpts from Primary Documents

Notes
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-Offers a comprehensive description and analysis of contemporary Cuba

-Readings have been judiciously selected to provide a mix of analytic, descriptive, and anecdotal perspectives

-Introductory essays to each section provide clear context for each article

-All readings have been carefully edited for readability

-A detailed chronology provides readers with a useful twenty-year timeline

-The substantive historical overview provides sufficient background so that the book can serve as a primary text for any course on Cuba

-Ideal for course on Cuban history, Contemporary Cuba, Latin American Politics, and the Developing World
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781538136812
Publisert
2020-03-10
Utgiver
Vendor
Rowman & Littlefield
Vekt
440 gr
Høyde
239 mm
Bredde
159 mm
Dybde
19 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
176

Biographical note

Philip Brenner is professor in the School of International Service at American University. Katrin Hansing is associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Baruch College, The City University of New York. Bert Hoffmann is senior research fellow at the German Institute of Global and Area Studies. John M. Kirk is professor of Latin American Studies at Dalhousie University. William M. LeoGrande is professor of government at American University. Ricardo Torres is professor of economics at the University of Havana.