by Leslie Bethell (Editor)
Cuba: A Short History brings together four chapters from Volumes III, V and VII of The Cambridge History of Latin America to provide for scholars, students and general readers a concise history of this important island nation. Contributors, top scholars in the field, trace the political, economic, and social development of Cuba from the middle of the eighteenth century onwards. The concluding chapter, updated for this volume, considers the dilemmas and challenges that Castro's Cuba faces in the wake of the Soviet Union's collapse. Each chapter is accompanied by a bibliographical essay.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 184
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 09 Mar 2009
ISBN 10: 0521436826
ISBN 13: 9780521436823
Book Overview: Four chapters from Volumes III, V and VII of the Cambridge History of Latin America trace the political, economic and social development of Cuba.