A History of the Cuban Revolution

A History of the Cuban Revolution......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
Illustrations......Page 10
Series Editor’s Preface......Page 12
Acknowledgments......Page 14
Introduction......Page 17
Talking about Freedom......Page 18
Scholars Weigh In......Page 20
Why Revolution?......Page 22
Comparing Capitalism and Socialism......Page 25
Latin American Attitudes......Page 30
Colonial History......Page 34
The Colony in the Republic......Page 41
Revolution: A War, or a Process?......Page 50
2: Experiments with Socialism......Page 60
Analyzing the Situation: Economic Backwardness......Page 61
The 1960s: Experimentation and the Great Debate......Page 64
The 1970s: Institutionalization and the Soviet Model......Page 71
Democracy: U.S. and Cuban Style......Page 72
Cuba in the 1970s: How it Worked......Page 73
1986: Rectification......Page 77
How Democratic was Cuban Socialism?......Page 78
3: Relations with the United States......Page 81
The United States and Cuba......Page 82
In their Own Words: U.S. Policymakers Respond to Revolution......Page 85
Covert War: Up to the Bay of Pigs......Page 92
Covert War: After the Bay of Pigs......Page 95
The Missile Crisis......Page 98
After the Missile Crisis......Page 101
The War Continues......Page 102
4: Emigration and Internationalism......Page 107
Miami......Page 110
Cuba’s Global Reach: Beyond the Cold War......Page 113
Cuba and Black Internationalism......Page 114
Cuba in Africa and Latin America......Page 116
Civilian Aid Missions......Page 119
5: Art, Culture, and Revolution......Page 122
Literature......Page 126
Film......Page 132
Music......Page 136
Sport......Page 138
Dance......Page 141
Political Culture......Page 142
Food......Page 147
6: Cuba Diversa......Page 150
Race......Page 151
Gender......Page 157
Sexuality......Page 160
Religion......Page 165
7: The “Special Period” : Socialism on One Island......Page 169
1993–95: Rapid-Fire Reforms......Page 170
Social Impact of the Market Reforms......Page 173
Limits to Capitalism......Page 175
Charting New Territory......Page 178
Contradictions: Inequality and Jineterismo......Page 180
Opting to Leave: The 1994 Exodus......Page 184
Debate and its Limits during the 1990s......Page 187
8: Cuba into the Twenty-First Century......Page 192
From Perfeccionamiento to Recentralization......Page 193
Civil Society into the New Century......Page 199
Disillusionment......Page 202
Bush-Era Policies......Page 204
Cuba, Venezuela, and the ALBA......Page 205
Cuba after Fidel......Page 206
Conclusion......Page 209
Notes......Page 212
Bibliography......Page 230
Index......Page 244