Martínez-Fernández, Luis,  1960- <br/><br/>
Revolutionary Cuba :  a history / 
Luis Martínez-Fernández. 
 - Gainesville :  University Press of Florida,  (c)2014. 
 - 1 online resource (xvii, 385 pages) :  illustrations 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Part I. Idealism, 1952-1970. History will absolve me: the rebellion, 1952-1958 --  Fatherland or death! Setting the revolution's foundations, 1959-1962 --  The ten million will happen: expanding socialism, 1963-1970 --  Part II. Personalistic institutionalization, 1971-1990. We must turn the setback into victory: Sovietization, institutionalization, and the expanding Cuban diaspora, 1971-1985 --  Now we are going to build socialism: crisis and rectification, 1986-1990 --  Part III. Survival, 1991-2013. Socialism or death! The long special period, 1991-2000 --  This revolution can destroy itself: Cuba at the dawn of the new millennium, 2001-2011 --  Rectify and change ... all that should be rectified and changed: transitions, elections, and successions, 2011-2013 --  Conclusion: rewinding the threads in the labyrinth --  Epilogue: you are my friend. 
<br/><br/> This is a comprehensive, interpretative history of the Cuban Revolution, from the time of Batista's 1952 coup to the present. The book offers a balanced perspective on the revolution by recognizing its accomplishments, pointing out its shortcomings, and denouncing its excesses. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780813048765 9780813050416 9781322329161 
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>F1788  / .R486 2014