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Cuba: A New History

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Description for Cuba: A New History Paperback. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 400 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 360.

This new look at the history of Cuba illuminates the island’s entire revolutionary past as well as the most recent decades of the Castro regime

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 ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
Series
Yale Nota Bene
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300111149
SKU
9780300111149
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About Richard Gott
Richard Gott, a British journalist and historian with many years’ experience in Latin America, first visited Cuba in 1963 and has reported from the island many times since. He is the author of the classic work on post-Castro revolutionary movements, Guerrilla Movements in Latin America, and most recently of In the Shadow of the Liberator: Hugo Chavez and the Transformation ... Read more

Reviews for Cuba: A New History
"This is an accessible and well researched account by Gott."—Richard Lapper, Financial Times "Written with verve and scholarship, Cuba: A New History isthe best history yet of this beautiful West Indian Island."—Ian Thomson, Saturday Telegraph "Richard Gott’s invaluable Cuba: A New History dispelsmany convenient myths."—Adam Feinstein, The Guardian "An excellent addition ... Read more

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