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State and Revolution in Cuba: Mass Mobilization and Political Change 1920-1940 (Envisioning Cuba)
Robert Whitney
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Paperback. Between 1920 and 1940, Cuba underwent a transition from oligarchic rule to a nominal constitutional democracy. This crucial stage of Cuba's political evolution, often overshadowed by the 1959 revolution, is addressed here, stressing the importance of the mass mobilization of the popular classes. Series: Envisioning Cuba. Num Pages: 248 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK; HBLW; JPFF; JPH; JPQ; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 372.
Illuminates a critical period in Cuba's political evolution Between 1920 and 1940, Cuba underwent a remarkable transition, moving from oligarchic rule to a nominal constitutional democracy. The events of this period are crucial to a full understanding of the nation's political evolution, yet they are often glossed over in accounts that focus more heavily on the revolution of 1959. With this book, Robert Whitney accords much-needed attention to a critical stage in Cuban history. Closely examining the upheavals of the period, which included a social revolution in 1933 and a military coup led by Fulgencio Batista one year later, Whitney ... Read more
Illuminates a critical period in Cuba's political evolution Between 1920 and 1940, Cuba underwent a remarkable transition, moving from oligarchic rule to a nominal constitutional democracy. The events of this period are crucial to a full understanding of the nation's political evolution, yet they are often glossed over in accounts that focus more heavily on the revolution of 1959. With this book, Robert Whitney accords much-needed attention to a critical stage in Cuban history. Closely examining the upheavals of the period, which included a social revolution in 1933 and a military coup led by Fulgencio Batista one year later, Whitney ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Series
Envisioning Cuba
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807849255
SKU
V9780807849255
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About Robert Whitney
Robert Whitney is assistant professor of Latin American history at the University of New Brunswick at Saint John in Canada.
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