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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... independence , 1795-1824 48 Powerful voices advocate white immigration 52. The seeds of US intervention , 1823-1851 57 • Cuban slavery comes under British attack , 1817-1842 59 Black rebellion : the conspiracy of La Escalera , 1843-1844 ...
... independence and abortive revolutions succeeded each other with scant breathing space in between . Up until 1959 , Cuban politics were decided by the gun . Visiting travellers in the nineteenth century often noted that women were ...
... rough rebel soldiery of the independence wars of the nineteenth century , and indeed of the rebellions of the twentieth century as well . Sporadic conflicts between settlers and Indians continued throughout the first 8 Cuba : A New History.
... independence war in 1895. Even then , in spite of the efforts of Cuban forces , the coup de grdce was provided by the United States , which invaded and occupied the island in 1898 and obliged the Spanish empire to capitulate . us troops ...
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Contents
IV | 11 |
VI | 21 |
VII | 23 |
VIII | 26 |
IX | 36 |
X | 39 |
XI | 41 |
XII | 42 |
XLVI | 183 |
XLVII | 186 |
XLVIII | 188 |
XLIX | 190 |
L | 195 |
LI | 209 |
LII | 211 |
LIII | 215 |
XIII | 44 |
XIV | 46 |
XV | 48 |
XVI | 52 |
XVII | 57 |
XVIII | 59 |
XIX | 64 |
XX | 67 |
XXI | 71 |
XXII | 74 |
XXIII | 77 |
XXIV | 81 |
XXV | 84 |
XXVI | 88 |
XXVII | 90 |
XXVIII | 93 |
XXIX | 97 |
XXX | 104 |
XXXI | 110 |
XXXII | 113 |
XXXIII | 118 |
XXXIV | 120 |
XXXV | 125 |
XXXVI | 129 |
XXXVII | 135 |
XXXVIII | 142 |
XXXIX | 147 |
XL | 154 |
XLI | 165 |
XLII | 172 |
XLIII | 175 |
XLIV | 178 |
XLV | 181 |