This revised and updated edition focuses on Cuba since Raúl Castro stepped down as president. Offering a comprehensive description and analysis of contemporary Cuban politics, economy, international relations, and society, it is ideally suited for students and general readers seeking to understand this small yet still influential country.
This revised and updated edition focuses on Cuba since Raúl Castro stepped down as president. Offering a comprehensive description and analysis of contemporary Cuban politics, economy, international relations, and society, it is ideally suited for students and general readers seeking to understand this small yet still influential country.
Hope Bastianis assistant professor of anthropology at Wheaton College. Philip Brenner is emeritus professor of international relations at American University. John M. Kirk is emeritus professor of Latin American studies at Dalhousie University. William M. LeoGrande is professor of political science at American University.
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Introduction: History as Prologue? Cuba Until 2018 by Philip Brenner The Past is No Longer a Source of Inspiration: A Conversation with Louis A. Pérez, Jr. Part I - Politics Introduction, by William M. LeoGrande 1. The New State Structure in Cuba: From Central Power to Municipal Power by Julio Antonio Fernández Estrada. 2. "Martiano," "Fidelista," and Reformed? The Communist Party After the Generational Change, by Arturo Lopez-Levy. 3. Civil Society, Nation, and Conflict in Cuba, by Julio Cesar Guanche. 4. July11 Is Still Present in Cuba, by Ailynn Torres Santana. 5. 11J, "Patria y Vida," and the (Not so) New Cuban Culture Wars, by Michael Bustamante. 6. Cuba Today, Through the Eyes of a Novelist, by Leonardo Padura Part II - Economics Introduction, by Ricardo Torres 7. State Enterprise in a New Economic Context, by Juan Triana Cordoví. 8. The Economic Stakeholders in Cuba: Interactions and Alliances on the Economic Stage, by C. Maelia Esther Pérez Silveira. 9. Cuba: Economic Crisis, Foreign Investment, and the Challenges of Structural Transformation, by Antonio F. Romero Gómez. 10. Social Inequality and Challenges for Attention in Cuba Today, by María del Carmen Zabala Arguelles 11. The Food System and Food Production in Cuba, by Armando Nova González. 12. How the Cuban Military Became an Economic Powerhouse, by William M. LeoGrande. 13. Cuba's Energy Challenges, by Jorge R. Piñón Part III - International Relations Introduction by John M. Kirk 14. U.S.-Cuban Relations: The New Cold War in the Caribbean, by William M. LeoGrande. 15. Havana-Moscow Relations Following Fidel and Raúl Castro, by Mervyn Bain. Cuba-China Relations: Solidarity and Pragmatism, by Fulton Armstrong.Cuba and a Changing Western Hemisphere, by Philip Brenner. Cuba's Medical Internationalism and "Soft Power," by John Kirk and H. Michael Erisman. 19. The Battle over Cuban Transnational Ties: Exiles versus the New Cubans, by Susan Eckstein. Part IV - Society Introduction, by Hope Bastian 20.The Comeback of Racial Inequalities: Assessing the Re-stratification of Cuban Society, by Katrin Hansing and Bert Hoffman 21. Infrastructures and Inequalities in Rural Cuba: Challenges for Families, by Vilma Hidalgo López-Chávez 22. Evangelical Christianity, the State, and New Political Alliances, by Kirenia Criado Pérez and Dachelys Valdés Moreno 23. Magela Romero Interview: Aging and Care in Cuba 24. Tarea Vida: Cuba's state plan to confront climate change, by Helen Yaffe. 25. COVID-19 and Health in Cuba, by Hope Bastian Chronology, 2014 - 2022 Index About the Contributors
Introduction: History as Prologue? Cuba Until 2018 by Philip Brenner The Past is No Longer a Source of Inspiration: A Conversation with Louis A. Pérez, Jr. Part I - Politics Introduction, by William M. LeoGrande 1. The New State Structure in Cuba: From Central Power to Municipal Power by Julio Antonio Fernández Estrada. 2. "Martiano," "Fidelista," and Reformed? The Communist Party After the Generational Change, by Arturo Lopez-Levy. 3. Civil Society, Nation, and Conflict in Cuba, by Julio Cesar Guanche. 4. July11 Is Still Present in Cuba, by Ailynn Torres Santana. 5. 11J, "Patria y Vida," and the (Not so) New Cuban Culture Wars, by Michael Bustamante. 6. Cuba Today, Through the Eyes of a Novelist, by Leonardo Padura Part II - Economics Introduction, by Ricardo Torres 7. State Enterprise in a New Economic Context, by Juan Triana Cordoví. 8. The Economic Stakeholders in Cuba: Interactions and Alliances on the Economic Stage, by C. Maelia Esther Pérez Silveira. 9. Cuba: Economic Crisis, Foreign Investment, and the Challenges of Structural Transformation, by Antonio F. Romero Gómez. 10. Social Inequality and Challenges for Attention in Cuba Today, by María del Carmen Zabala Arguelles 11. The Food System and Food Production in Cuba, by Armando Nova González. 12. How the Cuban Military Became an Economic Powerhouse, by William M. LeoGrande. 13. Cuba's Energy Challenges, by Jorge R. Piñón Part III - International Relations Introduction by John M. Kirk 14. U.S.-Cuban Relations: The New Cold War in the Caribbean, by William M. LeoGrande. 15. Havana-Moscow Relations Following Fidel and Raúl Castro, by Mervyn Bain. Cuba-China Relations: Solidarity and Pragmatism, by Fulton Armstrong.Cuba and a Changing Western Hemisphere, by Philip Brenner. Cuba's Medical Internationalism and "Soft Power," by John Kirk and H. Michael Erisman. 19. The Battle over Cuban Transnational Ties: Exiles versus the New Cubans, by Susan Eckstein. Part IV - Society Introduction, by Hope Bastian 20.The Comeback of Racial Inequalities: Assessing the Re-stratification of Cuban Society, by Katrin Hansing and Bert Hoffman 21. Infrastructures and Inequalities in Rural Cuba: Challenges for Families, by Vilma Hidalgo López-Chávez 22. Evangelical Christianity, the State, and New Political Alliances, by Kirenia Criado Pérez and Dachelys Valdés Moreno 23. Magela Romero Interview: Aging and Care in Cuba 24. Tarea Vida: Cuba's state plan to confront climate change, by Helen Yaffe. 25. COVID-19 and Health in Cuba, by Hope Bastian Chronology, 2014 - 2022 Index About the Contributors
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