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The 1970s have largely been overlooked in scholarly studies of the Cuban Revolution, or, at the very least, dismissed simply as a period of "Sovietization" characterized by widespread bureaucratization, institutionalization, and adherence to Soviet orthodoxy. Consequently, scant research exists that examines the major changes that took place across the decade and their role in determining the course of the Revolution. This book provides, for the first time, a comprehensive assessment of the 1970s which challenges prevailing interpretations. Drawing from multidisciplinary perspectives and exploring a range of areas-including politics, international relations, culture, education, and healthcare-its contributing authors demonstrate that the decade was a time of intense transformation which proved pivotal to the development of the Revolution. Indeed, many of the ideas, approaches, policies, and legislation developed and tested during the 1970s maintain a very visible legacy in contemporary Cuba. In highlighting the complexity of the 1970s, this volume ultimately aims to contribute to a greater understanding of the Cuban Revolution and how it chooses to face the challenges of the twenty-first century.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of Acronyms
Introduction: Cuba's Forgotten Decade
Section One: Politics and International Relations
Chapter 1: Raúl's Decade? Or the First Swing of the Pendulum?
Antoni KapciaChapter 2: Havana and Moscow in the 1970s: "Sovietization" in an Era of Détente
Mervyn BainChapter 3: David Rising: Cuba and its Northern Goliath in the 1970s
H. Michael ErismanChapter 4: Canada-Cuba Relations in the 1970s
John M. KirkChapter 5: Militarized by Moscow? Re-examining Soviet Influence on Cuba in the 1970s
Anna ClayfieldSection Two: Healthcare and Education
Chapter 6: No Secret Cure: Why the 1970s Hold the Mystery to Cuba's Health Paradox
Robert HuishChapter 7: Sexual Education in the 1970s: A Health-Based Approach
Emily J. KirkChapter 8: Cuban Women and the State: Women's Lives in the 1970s and the New Reproductive Bargain
Hope Bastian Martínez Chapter 9: The "Three Ps" (Perfecting, Professionalization, and Pragmatism) and their Limitations for Understanding Cuban Education in the 1970s
Rosi SmithChapter 10: Is Class Race, and Race Class? Blacks, the Cuban Revolution, and the 1970s
Isaac SaneySection Three: Culture
Chapter 11: Black Skin, Red Masks? Decolonization and Literature in 1970s Cuba
Par KumaraswamiChapter 12: Utopian Cultural Construction: Cuban Cultural Organization in the 1970s
Isabel StoryChapter 13: Cinema and Culture in the 1970s: The Art of Autonomy
Guy BaronChapter 14: "Seremos (otra vez) como el Che"? Angola as an "alternative narrative" to Cuba in the 1970s
Raquel RibeiroChapter 15: Within the Revolution, Everyone: Cuba, Youth, and Interrogating the 1970s Paradigm
Anne LukeConclusion
Index
About the Contributors
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Emily J. Kirk is research fellow in the Department of International Development Studies and adjunct professor at Dalhousie University.Anna Clayfield is a senior lecturer in Spanish and Latin American studies at the University of Chester, UK.Isabel Story is senior lecturer in the School of Art and Design at Nottingham Trent University.Mervyn J. Bain is professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations and head of the School of Social Science at the University of Aberdeen, UK.Anna Clayfield is a senior lecturer in Spanish and Latin American studies at the University of Chester, UK.Antoni Kapcia is an emeritus professor in the Centre for Research on Cuba, University of Nottingham, UK. He has been researching on Cuba since 1971, on aspects of modern and contemporary Cuban history, with a particular emphasis on political, cultural, and intellectual history. He has written five single authored books, one joint-authored book, and has edited two collections.Emily J. Kirk is research fellow in the Department of International Development Studies and adjunct professor at Dalhousie University.John M. Kirk is Professor Emeritus at Dalhousie University.Hope Bastianis assistant professor of anthropology at Wheaton College.Isaac Saney is a Cuba and Black studies specialist and historian at Dalhousie University.Isabel Story is senior lecturer in the School of Art and Design at Nottingham Trent University.
