Avail Yourself Cuba: From Columbus To Castro And Beyond, Fifth Edition, Revised Penned By Jaime Suchlicki Displayed As Copy

thought this was a wellwritten book, covering the social, economic and historical aspects of the island, I would like to hear what this author has to say about the island's recent history, I'll have to poke around a bit and see if he has written anything lately.
Note, November,: In browsing through my History shelf today, I decided that, in comparison with other books I've rated there, this book would more accurately deserve four than five though obviously it's still a very good book!.


Cuba has been in the news a lot recently, Regrettably, this book is too old to directly cover the current transition from Fidel to Raul, or even thecrackdown on dissent which imposed draconian prison sentences on overhuman rights and democracy activists, independent journalists, and operators of some of the island's burgeoning network of grassroots independent libraries.
But it does provide a valuable overview of the history of Cuba up to, setting the current regime in its context, Modern Americans too often suffer from total historical amnesia about other countries, making it impossible for them to realistically understand present conditions, And it lays bare the repressive character and intellectual bankruptcy of the Stalinist Castro regime and its failed socioeconomic policies while not whitewashing the record of the U.
S. in Cuba's history, either.

One of the world's foremost scholars

in Latin American history, Dr, Suchlicki has written the definitive, well documented the bibliography takes up/pages popular history of Cuba, A perfect antidote to the rosecolored propaganda put out by the Castro government and its U, S. "solidarity groups," it deserves a wide readership, History of Cuba from indigenous times to lates, Readable history emphasis on thes on, Read this in preparation for my trip to Cuba, In Jaime Suchlickis engaging style, Cuba: From Columbus to Castro and Beyond provides a detailed and sophisticated understanding of the Cuba of yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
In addition to its concise narrative history, CUBA details the current political climate, economy, and the regimes future, Suchlicki discusses the domestic and international events that have affected this island nation in recent years, This highly readable history is perfect for students, travelers, and anyone else who seeks to understand more about Cuba and its people, .