Description: Cuba and the . Empire : A Chronological History, Hardcover by Franklin, Jane, ISBN 1583676066, ISBN-13 9781583676066, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US The 1959 Cuban Revolution remains one of the signal events of modern political history. A tiny island, once a de facto colony of the United States, declared its independence, not just from the imperial behemoth ninety miles to the north, but also from global capitalism itself. Cuba&;s many achievements &; in education, health care, medical technology, direct local democracy, actions of international solidarity with the oppressed &; are globally unmatched and unprecedented. And the United States, in light of Cuba&;s achievements, has waged a relentless campaign of terrorist attacks on the island and its leaders, while placing Cuba on its &;State Sponsors of Terrorism&; list. In this updated edition of her classic, Cuba and the United States: A Chronological History, Jane Franklin depicts the two countries&; relationship from the time both were colonies to the present. We see the early connections between Cuba and the United States through slavery; through the sugar trade; then Cuba&;s multiple wars for national liberation; the annexation of Cuba by the United States; the infamous Platt Amendment that entitled the United States to intervene directly in Cuban affairs; the gangster capitalism promoted by Cuban dictator Fulgencio Battista; and the guerilla war that brought the revolutionaries to power. A new chapter updating the fraught . nexus brings us well into the 21st century, with a look at the current status of Assata Shakur, the Cuban Five, and the post-9/11 years leading to the expansion of diplomatic relations. Offering a range of primary and secondary sources, th is an outstanding scholarly work. Cuba and the United States brings new meaning to Simón Bolívar&;s warning in 1829, that the United States &;appears destined by Providence to plague America with miseries in the name of Freedom.&;
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Book Title: Cuba and the U.S. Empire : A Chronological History
Number of Pages: 456 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Cuba and the U. S. Empire : a Chronological History
Publisher: Monthly Review Press
Subject: International Relations / General, Caribbean & West Indies / Cuba, Colonialism & Post-Colonialism
Publication Year: 2016
Item Weight: 20.4 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Jane Franklin
Subject Area: Political Science, History
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
