Cuba Since the Revolution of 1959: a Critical Assessment

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Selected Chronology; Introduction; Chapter One: Toward "Monolithic Unity"--Building Cuban State Power from Above; Chapter Two: Economic Development and the Standard of Living since the 1959 Revolution; Chapter Three: Cuba's Foreign Policy--between Revolution and Reasons of State; Chapter Four: Cuban Workers after the 1959 Revolution--Ruling Class or Exploited Class?; Chapter Five: Racism against Black Cubans--an Oppression That Dared Not Speak Its Name; Chapter Six: Gender Politics and the Cuban Revolution; Chapter Seven: Dissidents and Critics--from Right to Left.;The Cuban Revolution's most informed and insightful historian critically assesses -- from the left -- its impact and legacy. Selected Chronology Introduction Chapter One: Toward "Monolithic Unity"--Building Cuban State Power from Above Chapter Two: Economic Development and the Standard of Living since the 1959 Revolution Chapter Three: Cuba's Foreign Policy--between Revolution and Reasons of State Chapter Four: Cuban Workers after the 1959 Revolution--Ruling Class or Exploited Class? Chapter Five: Racism against Black Cubans--an Oppression That Dared Not Speak Its Name Chapter Six: Gender Politics and the Cuban Revolution Chapter Seven: Dissidents and Critics--from Right to Left. Conclusion: Cuba Might Not Be a Socialist Democracy, But ... Epilogue: After the Sixth Party Congress Acknowledgments Notes Selected Bibliography Index.