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The Culture of Conflict in Modern Cuba
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by Nicholas A. Robins
Sales Rank: 3122129
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Cover Type: Paperback with 137 pages
Published by: McFarland & Company February 4, 2003
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0786414154
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0786414154
Book Dimensions:
9.2 x 6.1 x 0.3 inches
Weighs: 7 ounces
Product Description
Conflict in Cuba is not new. Since early in the Caribbean nation’s colonial history a small elite has used centralized power to rule for what they viewed as the common good. Officials often created monopolies which limited accountability, social mobility, fair play, and economic development. This work traces this ethos, efforts to change it, and its manifestations in present-day Cuba.
The first of seven chapters discusses the history of Cuba’s government and economy, and the ongoing conflict of monism and pluralism. Several chapters then detail the insights the author gained through his work in the country: Cubans are only too aware that, with very few exceptions, they have long been under one form of tyranny or another; they hate their chains but fear to lose them; Cubans and their friends and enemies both want and fear a pluralistic Cuba; and Cubans understand that though Cuban rightists in the United States hate Castro, they share many of his principles and methods. In a final chapter, the work explores various possibilities that the future may hold for the island.
About The Author
The founder and former director of the Cuban Studies Institute at Tulane University, Nicholas A. Robins is a visiting scholar in the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at Duke University. He lives in Durham, North Carolina.
Reader Reviews
The first chapter is a fantastic and very brief history of Cuba which puts into perspective the long reign of Fidel Castro. Considering the importance of this island to the United States, these are facts every American should know, but 99% do not and do not care. The following chapters are the author's personal travels and travails through Cuba, but I must say (despite personally knowing the author) that not all will find this as interesting as I. Nevertheless, the book in it's entirety is a worthwhile read if not only to understand Cuba but so too to understand our own political system. My message to the author: we need more such works on other Latin American countries, such as Bolivia and Venuzuela which we as a people know little about but which should. Bravo!
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