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Cuba Was Different
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Author : Even Sandvik Underlid
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2021-03-01
Cuba Was Different written by Even Sandvik Underlid and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-01 with Political Science categories.
Cuba Was Different explores Cuban Communist Party (PCC) views following the collapse of Eastern European and Soviet socialism through the lens of the official daily newspaper Granma (1989-1992) and interviews conducted later with Cuban PCC members who reflected back on that momentous period.
Cuba
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Author : Wilber A. Chaffee
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 1992
Cuba written by Wilber A. Chaffee and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with History categories.
'...does much to explain the present legitimacy of the revolution. . . . presents illuminative vignettes of Cuban life and thoughtful commentaries on selected aspects of political, economic, social and cultural change....will appeal to those approaching Cuba for the first time...' -s INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Cuba
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Author : Ciro Bianchi Ross
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Cuba written by Ciro Bianchi Ross and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Cuba categories.
Cuba Was Different
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Author : Even Sandvik Underlid
language : en
Publisher: Studies in Critical Social Sci
Release Date : 2021
Cuba Was Different written by Even Sandvik Underlid and has been published by Studies in Critical Social Sci this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Political Science categories.
Written sources on the collapse -- Granma and the written news as a method -- Analyzing the news accounts -- Reflections on the written news -- Contextualizing the testimonies -- Oral source methodologies -- Analysis of the interviews -- Insights from the oral testimonies -- Conclusion : viewing the collapse through the PCC lens.
Soviet Cuba
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Author : César Aguilera
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022-01-03
Soviet Cuba written by César Aguilera and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-03 with categories.
Soviet Cuba tells the story of the Cuban Revolution from a completely new perspective, exposing the secret and deeply underestimated relationship between the Castro brothers and the Cuban Communist Party (PCC-PSP). In order to unravel these long-hidden connections, the author goes all the way back to the beginning of the story of communism in Cuba, outlining the origins of the PCC-PSP. He also reveals, for the first time in Cuban historiography, that the party had two faces. Within it, two parallel organizations coexisted: a traditional political party and a covert Central Nucleus of Soviet intelligence (CNSI). Despite being closely related, these two organizations often had markedly divergent objectives that would play out in radically different ways within the Cuban context. Each time this occurred, it was always the objectives of the hidden CNSI that prevailed, even if this came at the price of huge political mistakes. Missteps that included an unholy alliance with the tyrant Batista between 1938 and 1944, which ultimately cost the PCC-PSP dearly in terms of popular support and credibility, especially towards the end of the 1940s. On the other hand, and no doubt as a consequence of the intelligence work developed by the CNSI from 1925 onwards, the Cuban communists were able to count on an extraordinary list of agents and operatives embedded within the political, educational, cultural, repressive and military establishment of the Cuban republic. Ultimately, this enabled the CNSI to use Fidel Castro as a Trojan horse, the lead protagonist in an agrarian and nationalistic revolt. However, as the author shockingly reveals, Castro proved to nothing more than a puppet - a figurehead who was controlled (and used) by the CNSI. In order for this to come to fruition, however, it was necessary to keep the relationship between the CNSI and the Castro brothers a secret - one that has lasted until the publication of this book.
Cuba Another Side Of The Story
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Author : Iris M. Diaz
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2010-01-27
Cuba Another Side Of The Story written by Iris M. Diaz and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-27 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Cuba: Another Side of the Story is a memoir of how life changed for many children growing up in a country slowly dying under constant political conflict. The story is told in three parts: Part I “Before Castro,” Part II “Life under Castro,” Part III “Life in Exile.” This book creates a vivid sense of time and place through childhood memories of pre- and post-Castro Cuba, from 1945 to 1967. The forty two stories, told through the voice of a child, highlight moments of injustice in the eyes of a young girl who does not understand why the world around her is so strange. Her nanny, a poor black woman, shaped her soul and showed her the other side of the story, the story of the poor who are voiceless in a world where only those who can afford to pay for elite private schools can get ahead in life. This nanny becomes the spiritual guide who enables a very sensitive young child to navigate in a confusing world. Every one of the 42 stories focuses on a moment where the child relives memories of what she witnessed growing up. The first story is dedicated to Nana, the person whose memory guides her to write her life story. The title of the stories clearly describe how Nana influenced the author and helped her see the other side of the story. “El Barrio” describes a neighborhood where the rich, middle class and the poor lived in close proximity, a reflection of what Cuban society was in the 1950’s-“Everyone lived under the same sun, moon and stars but our worlds were very different.” The chapter about “Sunday Mass” describes the well-dressed parishioners who every Sunday walked through the park next to the Church and ignored the beggars who held their arms out, palms up, hoping to get a nickel or dime. “I don’t think the beggars got any of the money the priests collected every Sunday because they came back every Sunday. I never understood why God didn’t take care of everybody the same way.” Religious conflict plus the rich versus poor struggles are present throughout the book. Castro started his revolution claiming he wanted to help the poor. In the end, everyone, including the poor, were deceived by a charismatic man who understood what the poor wanted to hear, a promise of equality for all. His communist doctrine doomed the possibility of ever achieving equality for all. During Sunday Mass the priests would often remind poor parishioners how much God loved the needy by quoting verses like, “Blessed are the poor for they shall inherit the Kingdom of God,” or “For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.” Religion and poverty seem to be two themes that prevail throughout this book, expressed clearly by the voice of the author who puts into words her thoughts by writing, “I never understood why God didn’t take care of everybody the same way.” The stories “The Day the Old Cuba Died“ and “The Bay of Pigs Invasion” describe the days leading to the failed attempt by Cuban exiles to get rid of the Castro regime. All hope and dreams died. The only dream left was to find a way to leave the island. The chapter “Adios Cuba” is a vivid memory of what it means to become a political exile. “Exile is more than a change of address, it is a spiritual displacement.” This book is not a research study about Cuban maids, family, religion or politics; it is a story about a young child and the life of her nanny and maids who allowed her to enter their world, a world that many don’t dare to acknowledge.
To Cuba And Back
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Author : Richard Henry Dana
language : en
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
Release Date : 2013-09
To Cuba And Back written by Richard Henry Dana and has been published by Theclassics.Us this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with categories.
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1859 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXIII. Condition of Cuba: Different Classes of Whites, Spaniards, other Foreigners, and Cubans.--Political Condition before 1825 and since 1825.--Powers of the Captain-General: Diminution of Freedom and Growth of Central Power. Army and Navy: Taxes and Bevenues.--Religion, Past and Present: Past and Present Position of the Roman Catholic Church.--Free Blacks; their Numbers, Condition, Rights, and Prospects: Laws favouring Emancipation.--Slaves; their Condition: Laws for their Protection; Execution of these Laws; Compulsory Sale; purchase of Freedom: Bright Side; Dark Side: Marriage; Increase and Importation of Negroes: Different Views of the Problem of Negro Labour.--Material Resources: Soils, Productions, Trees, Mineral Wealth, Coal.--Climate: the Sugar Crop and other Staples.--Education: Schools and Colleges.-- Reflections and Suggestions as to the future of Cuba: Independence; Annexation; Protectorate; Effects of her Geographical Position. To an American, from the free States, Cuba presents an object of singular interest. His mind is occupied and almost oppressed by the thought of the strange problems that are in process of solution around him. He is constantly a critic, and a philosophizer, if not a philosopher. A despotic civil government, compulsory religious DIFFERENT CLASSES IN CUBA. 199 uniformity, and slavery, are in full possession of the field. He is always seeking information as to causes, processes, and effects, and almost as constantly baffled. There are three classes of persons in Cuba, from whom he receives contradictory and irreconcilable statements: the Cubans, the Spaniards, and foreigners of other nations. By Cubans, I mean the Criollos (Creoles), or natives of Cuba. By Spaniards, I mean the Peninsulares, or...
Cuba
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Author : Andres J. Solares
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2010
Cuba written by Andres J. Solares and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with History categories.
This book analyzes the current situation existing in Cuba and describes in detail the real disaster caused in every aspect of Cuban life by the so-called revolution of Fidel Castro, including how it has affected the different components of Cuban society. The author gives a detailed summary of the main indicators of the Cuban economy and society before 1959, when Fidel Castro took power, indicating how they compared favorably at that time with other countries of the world, including many which are considered part of the developed world in our days. The book demystifies numerous aspects of Castro´s propaganda that his followers have considered as great achievements of his government and puts them in perspective in regard to what Cuba could have had nowadays if it had been ruled by democratically elected governments. The book profusely documents the system of corruption and privilege established in the island and analyzes the obscure role of Castro in a number of important events related to the United States including references to his links with drug trafficking, money laundering, and the promotion of terrorist activities, among other criminal activities. One of the aspects the book describes in more detail is the lack of political freedom and the repression of independent thinking and free expression existing in the island, which is part of the overall control on everybody´s lives established by Castro, which is implemented by a gigantic machinery of terror and surveillance. The book describes the role of Cuban military and intelligence in numerous important events of world politics during the past five decades, including their role in Africa, Latin America, and other regions of the world, and it includes some questioning about the possible role of Castro in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy It considers Castro´s interpretation of foreign policy and the way he has disregarded all norms of international behavior. The book also discusses the case of the enormous debt accumulated by Castro´s government and how many of these resources have been deviated to well-camouflaged foreign accounts and investments by Castro and some of the top people around him. One of the interesting things about this book is the analysis it makes about the situation of youth, women, and blacks within the present Cuban society and the detailed description about how the people in general live and how this has evolved under Castro´s tyranny. It also includes an analysis of the exiled Cuban community. Andres Solares discusses the real facts behind Castro´s long tenure of power and shows the contradictions between what he and his supporters say and the crude reality of what happens in Cuba. His book also enters in details about the degrees of decomposition existing at all levels of the political establishment of this obsolete communist regime. The book describes the enormous damage caused by Castro´s policies to the environment of the island and the state of destruction of all the main networks of services, as well as the stagnant conditions of the economy. It includes the author´s views on the different possible scenarios for Cuban political future, once Castro and his brother, one way or another, are no longer able to control Cuba. This book is a strong denouncement of the longest dictatorship that has existed in America, and it serves as an eye-opener for all those who ignore the crude reality of what happens in that beautiful country. It is also a moral message of hope for a better future for the Cuban people. Mr. Solares has used his professional and personal experience, together with his direct knowledge of the Cuban society and economy, to give us a very interesting account of the situation in his country, which will serve those who read it to comprehend better what we can expect there.
Cuba
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Author : Iris M. Diaz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010-01-01
Cuba written by Iris M. Diaz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-01 with History categories.
Cuba
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Author : Richard Gott
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2005-01-01
Cuba written by Richard Gott and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01-01 with History categories.
A thorough examination of the history of the controversial island country looks at little-known aspects of its past, from its pre-Columbian origins to the fate of its native peoples, complete with up-to-date information on Cuba's place in a post-Soviet world.