A Short History of Revolutionary Cuba: Revolution, Power, Authority and the State from 1959 to the Present Day 1st Edition by Antoni Kapcia 9781786726414 1786726416

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• ISBN 10: 1786726416
• ISBN 13: 9781786726414
• Author: Antoni Kapcia

Few island nations have stirred the soul like Cuba. From Hemingway’s intoxicating Havana to Ry Cooder’s Buena Vista Social Club, outsiders have persistently been fascinated by Cuba for its music (jazz to rumba), its rich literature, its art and dance (danzón to mambo) and perhaps above all for its bold experiment of a socialist revolution in action. Antoni Kapcia shows how the thaw in relations between Cuba and the USA now makes a fresh appraisal of the country and its modern history essential. He authoritatively explores the ‘essence’ of the Cuban revolution, revealing it to be a maverick phenomenon tied not so much to socialism or Communism for their own sakes but instead to an idealistic vision of postcolonial nationalism. Reassessing the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, the author examines the central personalities: not just the famous trio of Che Guevara, Fidel and Raúl Castro in shaping the ideas of the revolution but, still further back, the visionary ideology of José Martí. Kapcia’s book reflects on the future of the revolution as aúl nd his government began to cede power to a new generation.

Table contents:

Chapter 1 The evolution of a radical nationalism
Chapter 2 The project to construct a Cuban nation, 1959–61
Chapter 3 Debate I: 1962–5
Chapter 4 The Maverick Revolution and ‘Cuban Communism’, 1965–70
Chapter 5 Debate II: 1970–5
Chapter 6 Institutionalization, consolidation and greater orthodoxy, 1975–85
Chapter 7 Debate III: 1985–9
Chapter 8 Crisis and the special period, and debates IV and V, 1989–2005
Chapter 9 From Fidel to Raúl: The last chapter?
Chapter 10 Reflections on the Cuban matrix of power, governance and decision-making

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