02322cam a2200433 a 450000100070000000500170000700800410002403500130006501000170007801600160009502000290011102000260014002000350016602000320020102000350023302000320026803500240030004000330032404100080035704200140036504300120037905000270039108200130041810000270043124500690045826001390052730000360066650400660070250501450076852007100091365100410162365000210166465000210168565000350170665100460174165100370178765000220182465100420184612851620230404130028.0130709s2013    nsca     b    001 0 eng    a17805848  a  2012474425  a20129031488  a9781552664049 (Fernwood)  a155266404X (Fernwood)  a9781848138674 (hb : Zed Books)  a1848138679 (hb : Zed Books)  a9781848138667 (pb : Zed Books)  a1848138660 (pb : Zed Books)  a(OCoLC)ocn795624473  aNLCbengcNLCdCDXdOBEdDLC  aeng  alccopycat  anwcu---14a107 F 1788bA923c 201300a972.91071 aAugust, Arnold,d1944-10aCuba and its neighbours :bdemocracy in motion /cArnold August.  aHalifax, N.S. :bFernwood Pub. ;aLondon ;aNew York :bZed Books :bDistributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan,cc2013.  axviii, 267 p. :bill. ;c23 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [233]-254) and index.0 aClearing the cobwebs around democracy -- Cuba : constitutions, elections and new states -- Contemporary Cuba : the test for democratization.  aIn this groundbreaking book, Arnold August explores Cuba's unique form of democracy, presenting a detailed and balanced analysis of Cuba's electoral process and the state's functioning between elections. By comparing them with practices in the U.S., Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador, August shows that people's participation in politics and society is not limited to a singular, U.S.- centric understanding of democracy.  Through this deft analysis, August illustrates how the process of democratization in Cuba is continually in motion and argues that a greater understanding of different political systems teaches us to not be satisfied with either blanket condemnations or idealistic political illusions. 0aCubaxPolitics and governmenty1990- 0aDemocracyzCuba. 0aElectionszCuba. 0aPolitical participationzCuba. 0aCubaxPolitics and governmenty1959-1990. 4aCubaxPolitica y gobiernoy1990- 4aDemocraciazCuba. 4aCubaxPolitica y gobiernoy1959-1990.