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Youth and the Cuban Revolution
Youth Culture and Politics in 1960s Cuba
Av Anne Luke
Inbunden, 2018
1248 kr
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Youth and the Cuban Revolution: Youth Culture and Politics in 1960s Cuba is a new history of the first decade of the Cuban Revolution, exploring how youth came to play such an important role in the 1960s on this Caribbean island. Certainly, youth culture and politics worldwide were in the ascendant …
Cuba’s Gay Revolution
Normalizing Sexual Diversity Through a Health-Based Approach
Inbunden, 2017
1248 kr
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Cuba’s Gay Revolution explores the unique health-based approach that was employed in Cuba to dramatically change attitudes and policies regarding sexual diversity (LGBTQ) since 1959. It examines leaders in the process to normalize sexual diversity, such as the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC) and …
People's Professors of Cuba
How the Nation Achieved Education for All
Av Kate Moody
Inbunden, 2018
1178 kr
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The People's Professors: How Cuba Achieved Education for All describes how Cuba managed, in spite of scarce resources, to successfully educate its entire population after the revolution in 1959. It details how illiterate peasants learned to read and write, how the nation’s vision of education was …
People's Professors of Cuba
How the Nation Achieved Education for All
Av Kate Moody
Häftad, 2021
503 kr
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The People's Professors: How Cuba Achieved Education for All describes how Cuba managed, in spite of scarce resources, to successfully educate its entire population after the revolution in 1959. It details how illiterate peasants learned to read and write, how the nation’s vision of education was …
Cuba's Forgotten Decade
How the 1970s Shaped the Revolution
Av Emily J. Kirk, Anna Clayfield m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
562 kr
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The 1970s have largely been overlooked in scholarly studies of the Cuban Revolution, or, at the very least, dismissed simply as a period of “Sovietization” characterized by widespread bureaucratization, institutionalization, and adherence to Soviet orthodoxy. Consequently, scant research exists …
Everyday Adjustments in Havana
Economic Reforms, Mobility, and Emerging Inequalities
Av Hope Bastian
Häftad, 2019
574 kr
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By comparing the current reform process under President Raúl Castro to Cuba’s opening to market capitalism during the 1990s Special Period crisis, Everyday Adjustments in Havana: Economic Reforms, Mobility, and Emerging Inequalities highlights the differences and continuities between adjustments in …
Moscow and Havana 1917 to the Present
An Enduring Friendship in an Ever-Changing Global Context
Inbunden, 2018
1283 kr
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This book addresses the relationship between Moscow and Havana in the period from the Russian Revolution through the present, i.e. from November 1917 onwards. Its release is particularly timely, due to both November 2017 being the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, as well as the historic …
Soviet Influence on Cuban Culture, 1961–1987
When the Soviets Came to Stay
Av Isabel Story
Häftad, 2022
533 kr
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This book examines the ways in which the Cuban-Soviet relationship was expressed in the cultural sphere between 1961 and 1987. It specifically focuses on the theater and the visual arts to analyze the ways in which the culture became a means of asserting the Cuban Revolution’s independence.
Social History of Cuba's Protestants
God and the Nation
Inbunden, 2019
1321 kr
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A Social History of Cuba’s Protestants: God and the Nation presents a religious and social history of Cuba, focusing on the Presbyterian and other Protestant churches, to show the continuity of ties between US and Cuban churches before and after the revolution in 1959. By examining the history of …
Cuban Tourism Industry
Evolution, Challenges, and Prospects
Av Paolo Spadoni, José Luis Perelló Cabrera
Inbunden, 2025
1394 kr
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This book by Paolo Spadoni and José Luis Perelló Cabrera examines the history of tourism in Cuba and the expansion and struggles of international tourism in Cuba in the post-Cold War era.The Cuban Tourism Industry: Evolution, Challenges, and Prospects begins with a historical review of the …
Cuban Tourism Industry
Evolution, Challenges, and Prospects
Av Paolo Spadoni, José Luis Perelló Cabrera
E-bok, 2025
1525 kr
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This book by Paolo Spadoni and Jose Luis Perello Cabrera examines the history of tourism in Cuba and the expansion and struggles of international tourism in Cuba in the post-Cold War era.The Cuban Tourism Industry: Evolution, Challenges, and Prospects begins with a historical review of the …
Cuba, Africa, and Apartheid's End
Africa's Children Return!
Av Isaac Saney
Inbunden, 2023
1394 kr
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Cuba, Africa, and Apartheid’s End: Africa's Children Return! examines the history and impressive dimensions of the Cuban Revolution’s solidarity with Africa. Cuba’s role in the southern African national liberation and anti-colonial struggle was the largest and most consequential manifestation of …
Cuba, Africa, and Apartheid's End
Africa's Children Return!
Av Isaac Saney
Häftad, 2025
518 kr
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Cuba, Africa, and Apartheid’s End: Africa's Children Return! examines the history and impressive dimensions of the Cuban Revolution’s solidarity with Africa. Cuba’s role in the southern African national liberation and anti-colonial struggle was the largest and most consequential manifestation of …
Citizen Engagement in Cuba
Neighbors and the State in Pogolotti
Inbunden, 2024
1248 kr
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Citizen Engagement in Cuba: Neighbors and the State in Pogolotti examines citizen engagement at the local level in Cuba through projects initiated by the community since the 1990s. The nature of citizen participation in Cuba is not clearly understood by many in the United States, where the …
Social and Solidarity Economy in Cuba
Foundations and Practices for Socialist Development
Av Rafael J. Betancourt, Jusmary Gómez Arencibia
Inbunden, 2023
1354 kr
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Drawing on the work of contributors from a variety provinces, institutions, and disciplines, Social and Solidarity Economy in Cuba examines the role of Social and Solidarity Economics (SSE) amidst national change in Cuba. The contributors examine a variety of topics, including public–private …
Entangled Terrains and Identities in Cuba
Memories of Guantánamo
Av Asa McKercher, Catherine Krull
Inbunden, 2019
1212 kr
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Entangled Terrains and Identities in Cuba: Memories of Guantánamo explores the challenges and conflicts of life in the transnational spaces between Cuba and the United States by examining the lived experiences of Alberto Jones, a first-generation black Cuban who worked at the U.S. naval base at …
Cooperatives in Cuba
Inbunden, 2026
1321 kr
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This book is a broad and rich collection of contributions to the debate on cooperatives in Cuba and argues that they have the potential to both improve Cubans’ material standard of living and to strengthen the Revolution’s project of building socialism.For almost 200 years advocates of socialism …
Cuban International Relations at 60
Reflections on Global Connections
Av Mervyn J. Bain, Chris Walker
Inbunden, 2021
1354 kr
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Cuban International Relations at 60 brings together the perspectives of leading experts and the personal accounts of two ambassadors to examine Cuba’s global engagement and foreign policy since January 1959 by focusing on the island’s key international relationships and issues. Thisbook’s first …
Afro-Cuban Religions and the Arts
A Dog Has Four Legs but Takes Only One Path
Inbunden, 2024
1350 kr
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Afro-Cuban Religions and the Arts: A Dog Has Four LegsBut Takes Only One Path argues for an understanding of Afro-Cuban religions and Vodou through the arts, be it through music, the visual arts, film, or literature. This book examines the philosophical and spiritual facets of religions like Regla …
Disaster Preparedness and Climate Change in Cuba
Management and Adaptation
Av Emily J. Kirk, Isabel Story m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
1283 kr
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As a result of climate change, ocean temperatures are warming and sea levels are rising. Natural disasters have been increasing in frequency and ferocity. Yet, over six decades, Cuba has developed a world-leading model for disaster preparedness and risk reduction. Disaster Preparedness and Climate …
Canada–Cuba Ties
The Pursuit of Normal Diplomacy
Av John M. Kirk
Inbunden, 2026
1278 kr
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Through interviews conducted with diplomats of both Canada and Cuba, this book analyzes the evolution of bilateral relations between the countries with a focus on the last thirty years.The relationship that Canada has with Cuba is unique. Despite historically close ties with the United States, …
