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Zusatztext "Lipman has produced a grounded! powerful critique of United States policy." Informationen zum Autor Jana K. Lipman is Assistant Professor of History at Tulane University. Klappentext "Engaging and eye-opening to anyone interested in Guantánamo's current role, American imperialism, Caribbean history, working-class politics, or gender in international affairs."—Cynthia Enloe, author of Globalization and Militarism "A compelling example of why good diplomatic history needs to also be social history (and vice versa)."—Greg Grandin, author of Empire's Workshop Zusammenfassung Guantanamo has become a symbol of what has gone wrong in the War on Terror. This history of the women and men who worked on the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay tells the story of US-Cuban relations from a fresh perspective, and at the same time, shows how neocolonialism, empire, and revolution transformed the lives of everyday people. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Introduction: Between Guantánamo and GTMO Prologue: Regional Politics! 1898! and the Platt Amendment 1. The Case of Kid Chicle: Military Expansion and Labor Competition! 1939-1945 2. "We Are Real Democrats": Legal Debates and Cold War Unionism before Castro! 1940-1954 3. Good Neighbors! Good Revolutionaries! 1940-1958 4. A "Ticklish" Position: Revolution! Loyalty! and Crisis! 1959-1964 5. Contract Workers! Exiles! and Commuters: Neocolonial and Postmodern Labor Arrangements Epilogue: Post 9/11: Empire and Labor Redux Appendix: Guantánamo Civil Registry! 1921-1958 Notes Selected Bibliography Acknowledgments Index
