Rethinking the Cuban Revolution Nationally and Regionally: Politics, Culture and Identity

By Par Kumaraswami and Associate Professor in Latin American Cultural Studies Par Kumaraswami

Rethinking the Cuban Revolution offers new perspectives on the political and cultural life of the Cuban Revolution based on inter-disciplinary methods. Contributions reassess the national survival of the Revolution, and propose new approaches to cultural and political identity in Cuba. Presents original research data based on contemporary fieldwork and archival research, which rethinks the political and cultural life of the Cuban Revolution Innovative approaches question the assumption that Cuban revolutionary policy and practice function according to top-down structure Combines an indispensable understanding of the importance of nation in the Cuban context with an awareness of regional or transnational actors and patterns Reassesses the national survival of the Revolution beyond the Special Period, and propose new approaches to cultural and political identity in Cuba

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1444361546
• ISBN13: 9781444361544
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"