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Informationen zum Autor By Philip Brenner and Peter Eisner Klappentext This timely book provides a balanced and deeply knowledgeable introduction to Cuba since 1492. Tracing the island's history over 500 years, the authors provide a focused overview of Cuba's long struggle for independence-from Spain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and today from the pressures of global forces. Zusammenfassung This timely book provides a balanced and deeply knowledgeable introduction to Cuba since 1492. Tracing the island’s history over 500 years, the authors provide a focused overview of Cuba’s long struggle for independence—from Spain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and today from the pressures of global forces. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefacePart I: 1492-1598Chapter 1: Columbus Arrives and Spain Colonizes Cuba, 1492-1550Chapter 2: Sugar and SlaveryChapter 3: Struggle for Independence, 1868-1898Chapter 4: Cuban Independence War and US OccupationChapter 5: From Occupation to "Good Neighbor"Chapter 6: Playground of the Western World and the Rise of Batista, 1934-1958Chapter 7: The Revolutionary Struggle, 1953-1958Part II: 1959-1989Chapter 8: The Quest for SovereigntyChapter 9: Consolidating the Revolution: Culture and PoliticsChapter 10: Consolidating the Revolution: Economic Reforms, New Institutions, and Basic NeedsChapter 11: Bay of Pigs/Playa GirónChapter 12: The Missile CrisisChapter 13: Foreign Policy in the 1960s: Exporting Revolution, Chinese Flirtations, and Soviet TensionsChapter 14: Internal Adjustments and Advancing Equality, 1963-1975Chapter 15: Becoming a Third World Leader, 1970sChapter 16: Mariel Exodus-A Warning Signal, 1980Chapter 17: Change and Rectification at Home and Abroad, 1980sPart III: 1990-2016Chapter 18: The "Special Period" in a Time of Peace, 1990-2000Chapter 19: The Cuban Diaspora and Racial InequalityChapter 20: Helms-Burton, US-Cuban Relations, and Terrorism, 1995-1998Chapter 21: The Pope Goes to Cuba; Elián Goes to Miami, 1998-2000Chapter 22: The Search for a Viable Strategy, 2001-2006Chapter 23: The Transition from Fidel to Raúl Castro, 2006-2009Chapter 24: Securing Cuba's Independence through Economic Change, 2010-2016Chapter 25: Securing Cuba's Independence through Foreign Policy, 2010-2016Chapter 26: Change, Continuity, and the FutureAppendix: Chronology of Key EventsBibliographyIndex...
List of contents
Preface
Part I: 1492-1598
Chapter 1: Columbus Arrives and Spain Colonizes Cuba, 1492-1550
Chapter 2: Sugar and Slavery
Chapter 3: Struggle for Independence, 1868-1898
Chapter 4: Cuban Independence War and US Occupation
Chapter 5: From Occupation to "Good Neighbor"
Chapter 6: Playground of the Western World and the Rise of Batista, 1934-1958
Chapter 7: The Revolutionary Struggle, 1953-1958
Part II: 1959-1989
Chapter 8: The Quest for Sovereignty
Chapter 9: Consolidating the Revolution: Culture and Politics
Chapter 10: Consolidating the Revolution: Economic Reforms, New Institutions, and Basic Needs
Chapter 11: Bay of Pigs/Playa Girón
Chapter 12: The Missile Crisis
Chapter 13: Foreign Policy in the 1960s: Exporting Revolution, Chinese Flirtations, and Soviet Tensions
Chapter 14: Internal Adjustments and Advancing Equality, 1963-1975
Chapter 15: Becoming a Third World Leader, 1970s
Chapter 16: Mariel Exodus-A Warning Signal, 1980
Chapter 17: Change and Rectification at Home and Abroad, 1980s
Part III: 1990-2016
Chapter 18: The "Special Period" in a Time of Peace, 1990-2000
Chapter 19: The Cuban Diaspora and Racial Inequality
Chapter 20: Helms-Burton, US-Cuban Relations, and Terrorism, 1995-1998
Chapter 21: The Pope Goes to Cuba; Elián Goes to Miami, 1998-2000
Chapter 22: The Search for a Viable Strategy, 2001-2006
Chapter 23: The Transition from Fidel to Raúl Castro, 2006-2009
Chapter 24: Securing Cuba's Independence through Economic Change, 2010-2016
Chapter 25: Securing Cuba's Independence through Foreign Policy, 2010-2016
Chapter 26: Change, Continuity, and the Future
Appendix: Chronology of Key Events
Bibliography
Index
About the author
Philip Brenner is emeritus professor of international relations at American University.
