A Short History of Revolutionary Cuba - Revolution, Power, Authority State from 1959 to Present Day

Few island nations have stirred the soul like Cuba. From Hemingway''s intoxicating Havana to Ry Cooder''s Buena Vista Social Club, outsiders have persistently been fascinated by Cuba for its music (jazz to rumba), its rich literature, its art and dance (danzon to mambo) and perhaps above all for its bold experiment of a socialist revolution in action. Antoni Kapcia shows how the thaw in relations between Cuba and the USA now makes a fresh appraisal of the country and its modern history essential. He authoritatively explores the ''essence'' of the Cuban revolution, revealing it to be a maverick phenomenon tied not so much to socialism or Communism for their own sakes but instead to an idealistic vision of postcolonial nationalism. Reassessing the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, the author examines the central personalities: not just the famous trio of Che Guevara, Fidel and Raul Castro in shaping the ideas of the revolution but, still further back, the visionary ideology of Jose Marti. Kapcia''s book reflects on the future of the revolution as aul nd his government began to cede power to a new generation.>

About the author

Antoni Kapcia is Professor of Latin American History at the University of Nottingham and the author of Cuba: Island of Dreams (Berg Publishers, 2000).

Antoni Kapcia is professor of Latin American history at the University of Nottingham, where he also directs the Centre for Research on Cuba. Since 1975, he has published extensively on aspects of modern and contemporary Cuban history, focusing especially on political and cultural history and on the questions of ideology and national identity. His books include Cuba: Island of Dreams (2000), Havana: The Making of Cuban Culture (2005), Cuba in Revolution (2008) and (in conjunction with Par Kumaraswami) Literary Culture in Cuba: Revolution, Nation-Building and the Book (2012).

Product details

• Authors: Antoni Kapcia, Antoni (University of Nottingham Kapcia, Kapcia Antoni
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2020
• EAN: 9781788312158
• ISBN: 978-1-78831-215-8
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: I.B.Tauris Short Histories; Short Histories; I.B.Tauris Short Histories
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), Cuba, HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / Cuba, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Far-left political ideologies and movements, History and Archaeology, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, Marxism & Communism, Irregular or guerrilla forces & warfare, Irregular or guerrilla forces and warfare, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions