An essential introduction to Cuban history for students, visitors, and anyone else looking for a concise and readable historical account of the small yet globally significant island.
Featuring a presentation and analysis of US intervention on the island, Cuba: A Brief History is a history of Cuba written by Cubans for anyone interested in quickly understanding the island country’s turbulent history.
Cuba: A Brief History covers the pre-Hispanic period through colonization by Spain, through Cuban independence and eventual communist revolution, through the Cold War and the U.S. embargo, through the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the 20th century, up through Fidel Castro's retirement and the Obama administration's lifting of the embargo, to the presidency of Miguel Diaz Canal and the eventual reinstatement of the embargo under the Trump aministration.
This slim yet remarkably thorough volume provides the reader with an overview of the history and politics of the tiny Caribbean island that continues to appear at the center of world events.
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