Cuba Reader - History, Culture, Politics

Aviva Chomsky is Professor of History at Salem State University.

Barry Carr is Emeritus Professor of Latin American History at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia.

Alfredo Prieto is an independent researcher and editor.

Pamela Maria Smorkaloff lives and writes in Mexico City.

Table des matières

Acknowledgments  xiii
Introduction  1
I. Indigenous Society and Conquest  7
II. Sugar, Slavery, and Colonialism  37
III. The Struggle for Independence  111
IV. Neocolonialism  141
V. Building a New Society  309
VI. Culture and Revolution  405
VII. The Cuban Revolution and the World  453
VIII. The Período Especial  517
IX. Cuba after Fidel: Continuities and Transitions  577
Suggestions for Further Reading  683
Acknowledgment of Copyrights and Sources  697
Index  709

A propos de l'auteur

Aviva Chomsky is Professor of History at Salem State University.

Barry Carr is Emeritus Professor of Latin American History at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia.

Alfredo Prieto is an independent researcher and editor.

Pamela Maria Smorkaloff lives and writes in Mexico City.

Résumé

Tracking Cuban history from 1492 to the present, this revised and expanded second edition of The Cuba Reader presents myriad perspectives on Cuba's history, culture, and politics, including a new section that explores the changes and continuities in Cuba since Fidel Castro stepped down from power in 2006.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Aviva (EDT)/ Carr Chomsky, Aviva Carr Chomsky
• Collaboration: Barry Carr (Editeur), Aviva Chomsky (Editeur), Alfredo Prieto (Editeur), Pamela Maria Smorkaloff (Editeur)
• Edition: Duke University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781478003649
• ISBN: 978-1-4780-0364-9
• Pages: 744
• Thèmes: Latin America Readers; The Latin America Readers
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sociologie > Général, dictionnaires