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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 972.91
EAN: 9780300111149
ISBN: 0300111142
Label: Yale University Press
Manufacturer: Yale University Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: November 01, 2005
Publisher: Yale University Press
Studio: Yale University Press
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Editorial Review:
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.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Edit of Richard Gott: always a literary Sendero Luminoso
Honestly folks, really I needed to come over the pessimistic catastrophic scenarios of contemporary global events and their intrepid interpreters, so here are some books I have recently read instead on Cuban history, on its regional impact and on the Bolivàrian revolution in Venezuela, as an antidote. Despite the massive bibliography on Cuba's revolution, remarkably few books in English cover the island's story from its earliest days. This alone justifies ex-Guardian Latin American specialist Richard ... Read More
Rating:  - There are better books out there
If you're looking for a fast, shallow treatment of Cuban history, written by a largely uncritical supporter of the Cuban Revolution, then look no further, you've found it.
I've read Hugh Thomas' book "Cuba: The Pursuit of Freedom" (which is 1800 pages long or so, it's only flaw being that its coverage of history ends in the late 1960s). Naturally, I expected Gott's book to pick up where Thomas' book left off. And, while Gott's book does cover the revolution between 1970 and now, it does not ... Read More
Rating: - Ignore the disinformation
-- of those one-star reviews. They have their own biases and axes to grind, as they link you to rightwing websites full of lies and distortions of their own. These folks want to squelch and slander anyone with a differing point of view, especially regarding Cuba. When talking about "agents of influence," it is pertinent to remember these "reviewers" are likely themselves members of organizations sent here to trash this book.
Mr. Gott is a well-respected journalist on Latin American affairs, ... Read More
Rating: - Not for the uninitiated in Cuban history.
A tolerable book, only if read as one of several Cuban history books, because of its thoroughly sympathetic (and apologist) depiction of Fidel Castro's 1959 Revolution. It is perfect example of a view of Cuban history that pretends to be academic and unbiased but in reality closely spouses the current government's portrayal of Cuban history, devoid of democracy and equality and where the past is little more than the struggle that leads to Socialism. In that context, it is a good book to read because it illustrates ... Read More
Rating:  - Richard Gott Agent of Influence
When I picked up this book in a used book store, I read selected sections on matters I knew very well, read the authors passages on these matters and decided that this book was not only biased but deliberately and maliciously so. Pertinent data was omitted and selectively included data distorted.
Thus I did not purchase it. I will buy it here in used form so that the author does not receive any of my money, my purpose of this purchase is to fully document this and other malicious presentations ... Read More
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