Contemporary Cuba: The Post-Castro Era

By: Hope Bastian

Book Overview

This completely revised and updated edition of Contemporary Cuba focuses on Cuba since Ra l 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 Fern ndez Estrada, Julio C sar Guanche, Katrin Hansing, Vilma Hidalgo L pez-Ch vez, Bert Hoffmann, Arturo Lopez-Levy, Armando Nova Gonz lez, Leonardo Padura Fuentes, Louis A. P rez, Jr., Kirenia P rez Criado, C. Maelia Esther P rez Silveira, Jorge R. Pi n, Magela Romero Almodovar, Antonio F. Romero G mez, Ricardo Torres P rez, Ailynn Torres Santana, C. Juan Triana Cordov , Dachelys Vald s Moreno, Helen Yaffe, Mar a del Carmen Zabala Arguelles

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538177145
• ISBN13: 9781538177143
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 10.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary