Jacksonville Public Library

Cuba, what everyone needs to know, Julia E. Sweig

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-283) and index

index present

non fiction

Cuba

bibliography

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Julia E. Sweig

what everyone needs to know

"In this second edition of the widely hailed 'Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know, ' Julia Sweig updates her concise and remarkably accessible portrait of the small island nation--and now includes material from her 2010 interview with Fidel Castro. The new edition covers the key events of the last few years: Raul Castro's assumption of power from his brother Fidel, economic and political reforms since Raul came to power, and the changes in US-Cuba relations following the election of Barack Obama. Expansive in coverage and authoritative in scope, the book looks back over Cuba's history since the Spanish American War before shifting to recent times. Focusing equally on Cuba's role in world affairs and its own social and political transformations, Sweig divides the book chronologically into the pre-Fidel era, the period between the 1959 revolution and the fall of the Soviet Union, the post-Cold War era, and -- finally -- the post-Fidel era."--, From publisher's description

Cuba before 1959 -- The Cuban Revolution and the Cold War, 1959-91. Domestic ; U.S.-Cuba ; Cuba in the world -- The Cuban Revolution after the Cold War, 1991-2006. Domestic ; U.S.-Cuba ; Cuba in the world -- After Fidel, Under Raul. Domestic ; U.S.-Cuba ; Cuba in the world ; A changing Cuba under Raul Castro's presidency