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Gender and Democracy in Cuba
Ilja A. Luciak
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Description for Gender and Democracy in Cuba
Paperback. Examines the indispensable roles women played in the Cuban revolution and traces the progress of women's social and economic rights brought about by the early revolutionary government. Series Editor(s): Kirk, John M. Series: Contemporary Cuba. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JFSJ1; JPHV. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 302.
In this comprehensive examination of Cuban gender politics and democracy, Ilja Luciak examines the indispensable roles women played in the Cuban revolution and traces the progress of women's social and economic rights brought about by the early revolutionary government. Although the revolution proved successful in guaranteeing women's formal political participation, it ironically inhibited public debate on how to transform prevailing gender relations. As a result, women hold very limited decision-making power in the current regime. Drawing on interviews with high-ranking Cuban officials and unprecedented access to data about dissidents and political prisoners, Luciak argues that democracy cannot be successfully consolidated ... Read more
In this comprehensive examination of Cuban gender politics and democracy, Ilja Luciak examines the indispensable roles women played in the Cuban revolution and traces the progress of women's social and economic rights brought about by the early revolutionary government. Although the revolution proved successful in guaranteeing women's formal political participation, it ironically inhibited public debate on how to transform prevailing gender relations. As a result, women hold very limited decision-making power in the current regime. Drawing on interviews with high-ranking Cuban officials and unprecedented access to data about dissidents and political prisoners, Luciak argues that democracy cannot be successfully consolidated ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary Cuba
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813033808
SKU
V9780813033808
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About Ilja A. Luciak
Ilja A. Luciak is chair of the political science department at Virginia Tech. He is the author of After the Revolution: Gender and Democracy in El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Guatemala and The Sandinista Legacy: Lessons from a Political Economy in Transition (UPF).
Reviews for Gender and Democracy in Cuba
"Luciak has taken two taboo subjects in Cuban political thought, gender and democracy, and fused them together in an analytically elegant way. Many people shy away from studying democracy in Cuba because it seems such an oxymoron. Luciak's astute analysis makes this book highly original and significant." - Julie Shayne, Emory University "A fascinating book on an important issue, employing ... Read more