Short History of Revolutionary Cuba, A: Revolution, Power, Authority and the State from 1959 to the Present Day - Couverture souple

Kapcia, Antoni

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1788312163 ISBN 13 : 9781788312165

Editeur : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021

Synopsis

A concise, engaging and accessible history of Cuban culture, society and politics in the revolutionary era. Kapcia 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 Raúl and his government begin to cede power to a new generation.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Antoni Kapcia is Professor of Latin American History at the University of Nottingham and the author of Cuba: Island of Dreams (Berg Publishers, 2000).

Antoni Kapcia is professor of Latin American history at the University of Nottingham, where he also directs the Centre for Research on Cuba. Since 1975, he has published extensively on aspects of modern and contemporary Cuban history, focusing especially on political and cultural history and on the questions of ideology and national identity. His books include Cuba: Island of Dreams (2000), Havana: The Making of Cuban Culture (2005), Cuba in Revolution (2008) and (in conjunction with Par Kumaraswami) Literary Culture in Cuba: Revolution, Nation-Building and the Book (2012).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bloomsbury Academic
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1788312163
• ISBN 13: 9781788312165
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 246
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• Personne responsable: non disponible