The Cuba reader : history, culture, politics
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The Cuba reader : history, culture, politics
（Latin America readers）
Duke University Press, 2019
2nd ed., rev. and updated
- : pbk
- : hbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 683-707) and index
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Description
Tracking Cuban history from 1492 to the present, The Cuba Reader includes more than one hundred selections that present myriad perspectives on Cuba's history, culture, and politics. The volume foregrounds the experience of Cubans from all walks of life, including slaves, prostitutes, doctors, activists, and historians. Combining songs, poetry, fiction, journalism, political speeches, and many other types of documents, this revised and updated second edition of The Cuba Reader contains over twenty new selections that explore the changes and continuities in Cuba since Fidel Castro stepped down from power in 2006. For students, travelers, and all those who want to know more about the island nation just ninety miles south of Florida, The Cuba Reader is an invaluable introduction.
Table of Contents
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 Periodo Especial 517
IX. Cuba after Fidel: Continuities and Transitions 577
Suggestions for Further Reading 683
Acknowledgment of Copyrights and Sources 697
Index 709
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