A History of the Cuban Revolution by Chomsky, Aviva -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Half title page Series page Title page Copyright page Illustrations Series Editor’s Preface Acknowledgments Introduction

Talking about Freedom Scholars Weigh In Why Revolution? Comparing Capitalism and Socialism Latin American Attitudes

1 Cuba through 1959

Colonial History The Colony in the Republic Revolution: A War, or a Process?

2 Experiments with Socialism

Analyzing the Situation: Economic Backwardness The 1960s: Experimentation and the Great Debate The 1970s: Institutionalization and the Soviet Model Democracy: U.S. and Cuban Style Cuba in the 1970s: How it Worked 1986: Rectification How Democratic was Cuban Socialism?

3 Relations with the United States

The United States and Cuba In their Own Words: U.S. Policymakers Respond to Revolution Covert War: Up to the Bay of Pigs Covert War: After the Bay of Pigs The Missile Crisis After the Missile Crisis The War Continues

4 Emigration and Internationalism

Miami Cuba’s Global Reach: Beyond the Cold War Cuba and Black Internationalism Cuba in Africa and Latin America Civilian Aid Missions

5 Art, Culture, and Revolution

Literature Film Music Sport Dance Political Culture Food

6 Cuba Diversa

Race Gender Sexuality Religion

7 The “Special Period”: Socialism on One Island

1993–95: Rapid-Fire Reforms Social Impact of the Market Reforms Limits to Capitalism Charting New Territory Contradictions: Inequality and Jineterismo Opting to Leave: The 1994 Exodus Debate and its Limits during the 1990s

8 Cuba into the Twenty-First Century

From Perfeccionamiento to Recentralization Civil Society into the New Century Disillusionment Bush-Era Policies Cuba, Venezuela, and the ALBA Cuba after Fidel

Conclusion Bibliography Index