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Cuba - The Making of a Revolution

English · Paperback / Softback

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Professor Ruiz's analysis begins with Cuba's historic relationship with the United States, examining the effect of the sugar industry and U.S. foreign policy on Cuba's economy, social structure, and political development. He shows how the lack of cohesion in Cuban society affected the courses of events, and analyzes the sources of Cuban nationalism and anti-Americanism. Focusing on issues of economic development and social justice in Cuban history, he traces Cuba's revolutionary tradition and leaders, from the struggle for independence from Spain in the 1890's, through the revolution led by José Marti in 1933, up to Fidel Castro. He takes up the question why--and when--Castro turned to Communism, and discusses the ideology of the Revolution in the perspective of the history of socialist ideas in Cuba.

By placing the events of 1959 in the context of Cuban history, Cuba: The Making of a Revolution meets the need for an authoritative analysis of the background of the Revolution, and sheds new light on its causes and outcome.


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Ramón Eduardo Ruíz is a professor in the history department at the University of California San Diego at La Jolla.

Additional text

Seit Heinrich Schliemann 1871 die Reste des antiken Troja entdeckte, hat
die Erforschung der Ägäischen Frühgeschichte keine einschneidenden Umwälzungen
mehr erlebt. Während auf den Gebieten der Biologie, Physik und Geologie
das Wissen durch überraschende Erkenntnisse immer wieder umfassend reformiert
wurde, konnte die Altertumskunde über hundert Jahre lang auf ihren Lehrmeinungen
beharren. Jetzt wird ihr Gedankengebäude hinterfragt. Hochspezialisierte
Naturwissenschaftler untersuchen heute mit modernsten Techniken die Überreste
aus der Vergangenheit und stellen dabei fest, daß vieles ganz anders war,
als bisher vermutet... Geoarchäologe Eberhard Zangger ist eine der treibenden
Kräfte, wenn auf Ausgaben in den Mittelmeerländern naturwissenschaftliche
Methoden zum Einsatz kommen.

Product details

Authors Ramon Eduardo Ruiz, Ramón Eduardo Ruíz
Publisher W. W. Norton & Company
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 01.01.1970
 
EAN 9780393005134
ISBN 978-0-393-00513-4
No. of pages 208
Dimensions 127 mm x 203 mm x 12 mm
Weight 256 g
Subjects Humanities, art, music > History
Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous

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