04605cam a2200565 a 4500 17218344 BJBSDDR 20250820152846.0 a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta 120319s2012 flu rb 001 0 eng c 2012009809 9780813040233 081304023X 17218344 FUG/DLC FUG DLC eng eng pcc nwcu--- n-us--- 107 F 1788 F469 2012 972.9106/4 Fifty years of revolution : perspectives on Cuba, the United States, and the world / edited by Soraya M. Castro Mariño and Ronald W. Pruessen. 50 years of revolution : perspectives on Cuba, the United States, and the world Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2012. viii, 423 pages ; 24 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Contemporary Cuba Includes bibliographical references and index. Cuba in the global context -- U.S. policy toward Latin America since 1959: How exceptional is Cuba? / Lars Schoultz -- An island on the doorstep of the world: Cuba's place in U.S. global visions / Ronald W. Pruessen -- Flicking the eagle's feathers?: Cuba, revolution, and the international system / Candace Sobers -- Havana and Moscow: the Washington factor / Mervyn J. Bain -- Does the Canada-Cuba relationship offer any lessons for Washington? / Peter McKenna and John M. Kirk -- The European Union and Cuba / Joaquín Roy -- Cuba and the United States, 1959-2009 / The personal is political: animus and malice in the U.S. policy toward Cuba, 1959-2009 / Louis A. Perez Jr -- The Eisenhower-Castro years: the United States, Cuba, and the challenges of change / Francisca López Civeira -- The Kennedy-Castro years / David A. Welch -- Superpower containment of Cuba: the Johnson-Nixon-Castro years / William O. Walker III -- The Nixon-Ford-Castro years / Rosa López-Oceguera -- The Carter-Castro years: a unique opportunity / Robert A. Pastor -- The Reagan-Castro years: the "new right" and its anti-Cuban obsession / Ramón Sánchez-Parodi Montoto -- The George H. W. Bush-Clinton-Castro years: from the cold war to the colder war (1989-2001) / Jorge I. Domínguez -- The George W. Bush-Castro years / Soraya M. Castro Mariño and Philip Brenner -- The new Cuban American politics: passion, affection, dollars, and the emergence of Mihavana / Damián Fernández -- Visions of the future -- Transitology, realpolitik and todo lo contrario: old and new futures in U.S.-Cuban relations / Rafael M. Hernández -- U.S.-Cuban relations: prospects for cooperative coexistence / William M. Leogrande and Marguerite Rose Jimenez -- The time for Cuba is coming / Víctor López Villafañe. In the years since the Cuban Revolution, eleven men have served as president of the United States, arguably the most powerful nation on earth. Yet none of them has been able to effect any significant change in the stalemate between the United States and Cuba, its closest neighbor not to share a land border The essays also explore Cuba's international relations beyond the U.S., including with the Soviet Union, Europe, and Canada, highlighting the country's resilience and strategic diplomacy. The collection critiques U.S. policies as outdated and ineffective, while recognizing Cuba’s global significance and domestic challenges. Overall, the book offers a nuanced, multidisciplinary reflection on half a century of diplomatic tension and political transformation. Cuba History Revolution, 1959. Cuba Historia Revolución, 1959 13007 Cuba Foreign relations. Cuba Relaciones exteriores 10062 Cuba Foreign relations United States. Cuba Relaciones exteriores Estados Unidos 11548 United States Foreign relations Cuba. Estados Unidos Relaciones exteriores Cuba 11549 Castro Mariño, Soraya M. 44089 editora Pruessen, Ronald W. 44090 editor Contemporary Cuba 16076 Book review (H-Net) http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=37080 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK LLH 124657 124657 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2025-08-08 0 107 F 1788 F469 2012 00000193700 2025-08-08 19:15:00 1 2025-08-08 BK