August, Arnold,  1944- <br/><br/>
Cuba and its neighbours :  democracy in motion / 
Arnold August. 
 - Halifax, N.S. :  London ;  New York :  Fernwood Pub. ;  Zed Books :  Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan,  c2013. 
 - xviii, 267 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-254) and index. 
<br/><br/>Clearing the cobwebs around democracy -- Cuba : constitutions, elections and new states -- Contemporary Cuba : the test for democratization. 
<br/><br/> In this groundbreaking book, Arnold August explores Cuba's unique form of democracy, presenting a detailed and balanced analysis of Cuba's electoral process and the state's functioning between elections. By comparing them with practices in the U.S., Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador, August shows that people's participation in politics and society is not limited to a singular, U.S.- centric understanding of democracy.  Through this deft analysis, August illustrates how the process of democratization in Cuba is continually in motion and argues that a greater understanding of different political systems teaches us to not be satisfied with either blanket condemnations or idealistic political illusions. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781552664049 (Fernwood) 155266404X (Fernwood) 9781848138674 (hb : Zed Books) 1848138679 (hb : Zed Books) 9781848138667 (pb : Zed Books) 1848138660 (pb : Zed Books) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012474425 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>20129031488 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Democracy--Cuba.<br/>Elections--Cuba.<br/>Political participation--Cuba.<br/>Democracia--Cuba.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Cuba--Politics and government--1990-<br/>Cuba--Politics and government--1959-1990.<br/>Cuba--Politica y gobierno--1990-<br/>Cuba--Politica y gobierno--1959-1990.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>107 F 1788  / A923c 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>972.9107