Cuba Since the Revolution of 1959: A Critical AssessmentHaymarket Books, 13 dic 2011 - 386 pagine “Frequent insights, stimulating historical comparisons, and command of the data relating to Cuba’s economic and social performance.” —Foreign Affairs Uncritically lauded by the left and impulsively denounced by the right, the Cuban Revolution is almost universally viewed one dimensionally. In this book, Samuel Farber, one of its most informed left-wing critics, provides a much-needed critical assessment of the Revolution’s impact and legacy. “The Cuban story twists and turns as we speak, so thank goodness for scholars such as Samuel Farber, an unapologetic Marxist whose knowledge of Cuban affairs is unrivalled . . . In this excellent, necessary book, Farber takes stock of fifty years of revolutionary control by recognizing achievements but lambasting authoritarianism.” —Latin American Review of Books “A courageous and formidable balance-sheet of the Cuban Revolution, including a sobering analysis of a draconian ‘reform’ program that will only deepen the gulf between revolutionary slogans and the actual life of the people.” —Mike Davis, author of Planet of Slums |
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| 1959 | |
Economic Development and the Standard | |
Foreign Policybetween | |
Cuban Workers after the 1959 Revolution | |
Chapter 5 | |
Gender Politics and the Cuban Revolution | |
Dissidents and Criticsfrom Right to Left | |
Conclusion Cuba Might Not Be a Socialist | |
Epilogue After the Sixth Party Congress | |
Acknowledgements | |
Selected Bibliography | |
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