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Cuban revelations : behind the scenes in Havana / Marc Frank.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Contemporary CubaPublication details: Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, 2013.Description: 325 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780813044651 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 327.7291073
LOC classification:
  • 107 F 1788 F828c 2013
Contents:
Part I. Revolution on the ropes (1994-2008) -- Trauma -- Castro falters -- The big bang -- Raâul pinch-hits -- Fidel steps down -- From Clinton to Bush -- Part II. Raâul Castro in power (2008-2009) -- Conservative reformers -- Computers, cell phones, hotels, and more -- Disaster, man-made and natural -- Obamamania -- Old foes get reacquainted -- Shock and awe, Raâul style -- Part III. The road to reform (2009-2010) -- Blueprint for survival -- Stealth reform -- Obama versus Raâul -- Wired -- Castro, the cardinal, and the damas -- Fidel, born again -- Part IV. Brave new world (2010-2013) -- Pink slips and permits -- Requiem for the command economy -- On the road again -- Forward march -- Cheers and jeers.
Summary: Examining the effects of U.S. policy toward Cuba, Frank analyzes why Cuba has entered an extraordinary, irreversible period of change and considers what the island's future holds. The enormous social engineering project taking place today under Raúl's leadership is fraught with many dangers, and Cuban Revelations follows the new leader's efforts to overcome bureaucratic resistance and the fears of a populace that stand in his way.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) 107 F 1788 F828c 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000121496

Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-312) and index.

Part I. Revolution on the ropes (1994-2008) -- Trauma -- Castro falters -- The big bang -- Raâul pinch-hits -- Fidel steps down -- From Clinton to Bush -- Part II. Raâul Castro in power (2008-2009) -- Conservative reformers -- Computers, cell phones, hotels, and more -- Disaster, man-made and natural -- Obamamania -- Old foes get reacquainted -- Shock and awe, Raâul style -- Part III. The road to reform (2009-2010) -- Blueprint for survival -- Stealth reform -- Obama versus Raâul -- Wired -- Castro, the cardinal, and the damas -- Fidel, born again -- Part IV. Brave new world (2010-2013) -- Pink slips and permits -- Requiem for the command economy -- On the road again -- Forward march -- Cheers and jeers.

Examining the effects of U.S. policy toward Cuba, Frank analyzes why Cuba has entered an extraordinary, irreversible period of change and considers what the island's future holds. The enormous social engineering project taking place today under Raúl's leadership is fraught with many dangers, and Cuban Revelations follows the new leader's efforts to overcome bureaucratic resistance and the fears of a populace that stand in his way.

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