Cuba Under Siege: American Policy, the Revolution and Its PeopleFor more than 50 years America's unrelenting hostility toward the Cuban Revolution has resulted in the development of a siege mentality among island leadership and its citizens. In a vibrant new look at Cuban-American relations, Keith Bolender analyzes the effects this has had on economic, cultural, and political life. |
Contents
Laying the Siege | 39 |
Siege and Society | 85 |
The Political Economics of Siege | 133 |
A Changing CubaA Stagnant Siege | 155 |
The Future of Siege | 177 |
Bibliography | 223 |
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Cuba Under Siege: American Policy, the Revolution and Its People K. Bolender No preview available - 2012 |
Cuba Under Siege: American Policy, the Revolution and Its People K. Bolender No preview available - 2012 |
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