Contemporary Cuba (eBook, ePUB)

The Post-Castro Era
Redaktion: Bastian, Hope; Leogrande, William M.; Kirk, John M.; Brenner, Philip

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This completely revised and updated edition of Contemporary Cuba focuses on Cuba since Raúl Castro stepped down as president in 2018. The book offers a comprehensive description and analysis of contemporary Cuban politics, economy, international relations, and society. All but two of the twenty-seven articles were written expressly for this volume, in a style accessible for a broad audience. Ideally suited for students and general readers seeking to understand this small yet still influential country, the book includes a substantive introduction setting the historical context, as well as introductions to each topical section and a chronology of events since 2014. Contributions by: Fulton T. Armstrong, Mervyn J. Bain, Michael J. Bustamante, Susan Eckstein, H. Michael Erisman, Julio Antonio Fernández Estrada, Julio César Guanche, Katrin Hansing, Vilma Hidalgo López-Chávez, Bert Hoffmann, Arturo Lopez-Levy, Armando Nova González, Leonardo Padura Fuentes, Louis A. Pérez, Jr., Kirenia Pérez Criado, C. Maelia Esther Pérez Silveira, Jorge R. Piñón, Magela Romero Almodovar, Antonio F. Romero Gómez, Ricardo Torres Pérez, Ailynn Torres Santana, C. Juan Triana Cordoví, Dachelys Valdés Moreno, Helen Yaffe, María del Carmen Zabala Arguelles

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 388
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781538177150
• Artikelnr.: 67973149

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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