Cuba
Between Reform and Revolution
5th Edition
Published on 30. October 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
496 pages
978-0-19-930144-7 (ISBN)
Description
Spanning the history of the island from pre-Columbian times to the present, this highly acclaimed survey examines Cuba's political and economic development within the context of its international relations and continuing struggle for self-determination. The dualism that emerged in Cuban ideology--between liberal constructs of patria and radical formulations of nationality--is fully investigated as a source of both national tension and competing notions of liberty, equality, and justice. Author Louis A. Perez, Jr., integrates local and provincial developments with issues of class, race, and gender to give students a full and fascinating account of Cuba's history, focusing on its struggle for nationality.
Reviews / Votes
This is the best overview of the modern history of Cuba. Perez is the most informed and articulate scholar of Cuba in the world, as far as I am concerned. * Dale Graden, University of Idaho* Perez has a deep knowledge of the subject matter and moves easily from one historical period to the next. The text is very effective because of Perez's easy-to-follow narrative, meticulous knowledge of Cuban affairs, and engaging style. * Jorge Chimea, Wayne State University
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More details
Edition
5th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 168 mm
Width: 234 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
658 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-930144-7 (9780199301447)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Louis A. Perez, Jr., is J. Carlyle Sitterson Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the author of Cuba in the American Imagination (2008), On Becoming Cuban (2007), and The War of 1898 (1998).
Content
Preface to the Fourth Edition ; Preface to the First Edition ; 1. Geography and Pre-Columbian Peoples ; 2. Colony and Society ; 3. Out from the Shadows ; 4. Transformation and Transition ; 5. Reform and Revolution in the Colony ; 6. Between Wars ; 7. Revolution and Intervention ; 8. The Structure of the Republic ; 9. Reform and Revolution in the Republic ; 10. The Eclipse of Old Cuba ; 11. Between the Old and the New ; 12. Socialist Cuba ; 13. Cuba in the Post-Cold War World ; Political Chronology ; Selective Guide to the Literature ; Index