Cuba and the politics of passion

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Cuba and the politics of passion

Damián J. Fernández

University of Texas Press, 2000

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-167) and index

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ISBN 9780292725195

内容説明

Cuban politics has long been remarkable for its passionate intensity, and yet few scholars have explored the effect of emotions on political attitudes and action in Cuba or elsewhere. This book thus offers an important new approach by bringing feelings back into the study of politics and showing how the politics of passion and affection have interacted to shape Cuban history throughout the twentieth century. Damian Fernandez characterizes the politics of passion as the pursuit of a moral absolute for the nation as a whole. While such a pursuit rallied the Cuban people around charismatic leaders such as Fidel Castro, Fernandez finds that it also set the stage for disaffection and disconnection when the grand goal never fully materialized. At the same time, he reveals how the politics of affection - taking care of family and friends outside the formal structures of government - has paradoxically both undermined state regimes and helped them remain in power by creating an informal survival network that provides what the state cannot or will not. Damian J. Fernandez is Chair and Associate Professor of International Relations at Florida Atlantic University.
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: pbk ISBN 9780292725201

内容説明

Cuban politics has long been remarkable for its passionate intensity, and yet few scholars have explored the effect of emotions on political attitudes and action in Cuba or elsewhere. This book thus offers an important new approach by bringing feelings back into the study of politics and showing how the politics of passion and affection have interacted to shape Cuban history throughout the twentieth century. Damian Fernandez characterizes the politics of passion as the pursuit of a moral absolute for the nation as a whole. While such a pursuit rallied the Cuban people around charismatic leaders such as Fidel Castro, Fernandez finds that it also set the stage for disaffection and disconnection when the grand goal never fully materialized. At the same time, he reveals how the politics of affection-taking care of family and friends outside the formal structures of government-has paradoxically both undermined state regimes and helped them remain in power by creating an informal survival network that provides what the state cannot or will not.

目次

Preface Acknowledgments Bringing Back that Loving Feeling: Passion, Affection, and Politics With Feeling Now: The Political Culture of Cuba Reconsidered Emotional Political History: Cuba in the Twentieth Century An Affair of the Heart: Passions, Affection, and Revolution Losing that Loving Feeling: The Regeneration of Passion and Affection Where Did Our Love Go? The Politics of lo informal But Will You Love Me Tomorrow? Passion, Affection, and Civil Society in Transition Epilogue: Passion and Affection from a Distance Notes Bibliography Index

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