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The problem of democracy in Cuba : between vision and reality / Carollee Bengelsdorf.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.Description: viii, 229 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0195058267 (cloth : acid-free paper)
  • 0195090144 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 335.43/097291 20
LOC classification:
  • 107 HX 158.5 B466p 1994
Online resources: Review: "A belated, but nontheless very good effort to explore the irreconocilable tension between democracy and authoritarian, paternalist socialism in revolutionary Cuba. Informed by critical Marxism, book challenges the notion that Cuba is an excellent case of 'direct democracy,' laying responsibility for the absence of freedom and accountability squarely on Castro's dictatorial vocation and the Communist party's hegemony. In a surprising departure, author concludes that 'to the degree the (Cuban) leadership continues to insist upon defining the boundaries of civil society, it must in the end fail' (p. 178)"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57. http://www.loc.gov/hlas/
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) 107 HX 158.5 B466p 1994 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000035639

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-223) and index.

"A belated, but nontheless very good effort to explore the irreconocilable tension between democracy and authoritarian, paternalist socialism in revolutionary Cuba. Informed by critical Marxism, book challenges the notion that Cuba is an excellent case of 'direct democracy,' laying responsibility for the absence of freedom and accountability squarely on Castro's dictatorial vocation and the Communist party's hegemony. In a surprising departure, author concludes that 'to the degree the (Cuban) leadership continues to insist upon defining the boundaries of civil society, it must in the end fail' (p. 178)"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

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