Cuba: A New HistoryYale University Press, 2005 M01 1 - 384 pages This new look at the history of Cuba illuminates the island's entire revolutionary past as well as the most recent decades of the Castro regime Events in Fidel Castro's island nation often command international attention and just as often inspire controversy. Impassioned debate over situations as diverse as the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Elián Gonzáles affair is characteristic not only of modern times but of centuries of Cuban history. In this concise and up-to-date book, British journalist Richard Gott casts a fresh eye on the history of the Caribbean island from its pre-Columbian origins to the present day. He provides a European perspective on a country that is perhaps too frequently seen solely from the American point of view. The author emphasizes such little-known aspects of Cuba's history as its tradition of racism and violence, its black rebellions, the survival of its Indian peoples, and the lasting influence of Spain. The book also offers an original look at aspects of the Revolution, including Castro's relationship with the Soviet Union, military exploits in Africa, and his attempts to promote revolution in Latin America and among American blacks. In a concluding section, Gott tells the extraordinary story of the Revolution's survival in the post-Soviet years. |
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... early sixteenth century ( some believe ) for Diego de Velásquez , the island's Spanish conqueror . To the left is a modest , modern twentieth - century cathedral , and to the right is the balcony of the offices of the town council where ...
... , Andalusia or Leon , Catalonia or the Basque Country . During the nineteenth century , and well into the early decades of the twentieth - century Republic , they too kept their traditions alive in clubs and ' 6 Cuba : A New History.
... early 1930s ( including Angel Castro , Fidel's father ) . By the middle of the twentieth century , the black element in the population had declined - according to the official statistics - from over 50 per cent to less than 30 per cent ...
... early years of conquest , at different points through the island , but for many years their writ did not run far beyond their peripheral defences . The surviving elements of the indigenous population , often intermarried with Spaniards ...
... early centuries , it was even less rewarding for the black slaves . Those who survived the harsh conditions of the Atlantic passage were marked with a red - hot iron brand , sent off to work on plantations and beaten or mutilated if ...
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