Imperial State and Revolution - The United States and Cuba, 1952-1986

Klappentext Drawing on personal interviews! classified documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act! and other primary sources! this study presents the most comprehensive analysis to date of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations' efforts to isolate Cuba politically within Latin America and economically throughout the capitalist world. Zusammenfassung Drawing on personal interviews! classified documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act! and other primary sources! this study presents the most comprehensive analysis to date of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations' efforts to isolate Cuba politically within Latin America and economically throughout the capitalist world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments; 1. The US imperial state: theory and historical setting; 2. The United States in Cuba 1952-1958: policymaking and capitalist interests; 3. The United States in Cuba 1959-1961: national-social revolution, state transformation, and the limits of imperial power; 4. The United States against Cuba 1961-1968: politics of confrontation in Latin America; 5. The United States against Cuba 1961-1980: intransigent policymaking and its consequences; 7. The US imperial state: some final insights; Epilogue; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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• Authors: Morris H. Morley, Morris H. (Macquarie University Morley, Morley Morris H.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.01.1988
• EAN: 9780521357623
• ISBN: 978-0-521-35762-3
• No. of pages: 584
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Cuba, HISTORY / United States / General, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period)