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Our Cuba: Contextualizing a Vibrant History
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Caribbean HistoryInternational Relations
Publisher Price: $40.00
ISBN13: 9781772443592
Publisher: Rock's Mills Press
Published: May 3 2025
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.67 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
This unique book is the first in English to present an overview of Cuban history and, in particular, the influence of transculturation on that history. The product of a unique collaboration among noted Cuban scholars in a variety of fields and Canadian scholars Nancy Wright and John Winterdyk, the book examines Cuba's history, constitutional and legal framework, and numerous aspects of its society, including education, criminal justice, and cultural policy.
PRAISE FOR OUR CUBA
Our Cuba: Contextualizing a Vibrant History constitutes a rigorous scholarly exploration of Cuba's historical, legal, socio-political, and cultural evolution, presented authentically through Cuban academic lenses. It is a unique and timely anthology about a country that has endured the hardship of an American embargo for over 60 years. The book meticulously addresses prevailing misconceptions, employing critical analyses grounded firmly in empirical research and the lived realities of its contributors. Its editorial collaboration between Cuban and Canadian scholars uniquely bridges national and international academic dialogues, providing nuanced insights into transculturation, resilience, and resistance amidst external pressures. By situating Cuban experiences within broader academic discourses, this publication emerges as an essential resource for scholars and researchers committed to a comprehensive understanding of Cuba. --- Dr. Vasiliki Artinopoulou, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Athens
Our Cuba will move hearts and minds about Cuban history and the harsh necessity of ongoing resistance by the Cuban people to intervention by the United States. It is a welcome and timely academic reader. A superb collection of Cuban intellectual voices is brought together in English through cooperation between Canadian and Cuban editors. It is a veritable tour de force that documents the blockade and exposes its neocolonial underbelly. Highly detailed, well-researched, erudite! An indispensable source of knowledge about the Cuban people's long struggle for self-determination in the shadow of sleeping giants. It shows that Cuba is itself a sleeping giant whose strength lies in progressive social politics, inclusion, education, and a shared belief in the global future. ---Roxanne Rimstead, University of Sherbrooke
Our Cuba is a remarkable achievement, weaving together Cuba's rich history, complex political landscape, and vibrant culture in a compelling narrative. The book's contributors offer fresh, nuanced perspectives on topics ranging from Guantanamo and economic transformation to education, criminal justice, and transculturation. Editors Wright, Winterdyk, and Páez provide valuable context throughout, delivering a layered portrait of Cuban society, marked by resilience, shaped by history, and engaged in an ongoing social justice project. ---Anna Pingen, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, Freiburg, Germany
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