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A History of the Cuban Revolution
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This book is ideal for students, scholars, and readers interested in Latin American history, socio-political revolutions, and Cuba’s complex relationship with the United States. Its accessible style and educational features also make it suitable for academic settings and informed general readers seeking a nuanced understanding of the Cuban revolution.
A fully-revised and updated new edition of a concise and insightful socio-historical analysis of the Cuban revolution, and the course it took over five and a half decades.
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A fully-revised and updated new edition of a concise and insightful socio-historical analysis of the Cuban revolution, and the course it took over five and a half decades.
A History of the Cuban Revolution is now available in a fully-revised second edition, including new material to add to the book’s coverage of Cuba over the past decade under Raul Castro.
All of the existing chapters have been updated to reflect recent scholarship. The book balances social and historical insight into the revolution with economic and political analysis extending into the twenty-first century.
It juxtaposes U.S. and Cuban perspectives on the historical impact of the revolution, engaging and debunking the myths and preconceptions surrounding one of the most formative political events of the twentieth century.
This edition incorporates more student-friendly features such as a timeline and glossary.
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A History of the Cuban Revolution
A fully-revised and updated new edition of a concise and insightful socio-historical analysis of the Cuban revolution, and the course it took over five and a half decades. A History of the Cuban Revolution is now available in a fully-revised second edition, including new material to add to the book’s coverage of Cuba over the past decade under Raul Castro....Paperback$5699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
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Reviewers praise Chomsky’s work for its balanced, progressive, and anti-imperialist perspective, acknowledging its candid treatment of the revolution’s challenges largely attributed to U.S. interference. It is described as exceptionally insightful, concise, and highly readable, making it well-suited for course use. The book is recognised as an essential and illuminating resource across all levels, praised for its thematic chapter organisation and value as teaching material.
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ISBN: 9781118942284
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 April 2015
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Edition: 2nd edition
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 12.0mm
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 213.0mm
Weight: 270g
Pages: 256
About the Author
Aviva Chomsky is Professor of History and Coordinator ofLatin American, Latino and Caribbean Studies at Salem StateUniversity. An active member of Latin America solidarity andimmigrants rights movements for decades, she is the authorof several books, including Undocumented: How Immigration BecameIllegal (2014), Linked Labor Histories: New England,Colombia, and the Making of a Global Working Class (2008), and They Take Our Jobs! And Twenty Other Myths about Immigration(2007).
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