perspectives on Cuba, the United States, and the world perspectives on Cuba, the United States, and the world Castro Mariño, Soraya M. editora Pruessen, Ronald W. editor text bibliography flu Gainesville University Press of Florida c2012 2012 monographic eng viii, 423 pages ; 24 cm. 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 The collection critiques U.S. policies as outdated and ineffective, while recognizing Cuba’s global significance and domestic challenges.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 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. edited by Soraya M. Castro Mariño and Ronald W. Pruessen. Includes bibliographical references and index. nwcu--- n-us--- Cuba History Revolution, 1959 Cuba Historia Revolución, 1959 Cuba Foreign relations Cuba Relaciones exteriores Cuba Foreign relations United States Cuba Relaciones exteriores Estados Unidos United States Foreign relations Cuba Estados Unidos Relaciones exteriores Cuba 107 F 1788 F469 2012 972.9106/4 9780813040233 081304023X 2012009809 http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=37080 http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=37080 FUG/DLC 120319 20250820152846.0 17218344 eng