02625cam a2200469 a 4500 128515 20230404130030.0 130418s2013 flu b 001 0 eng c 17704595 2013015084 9780813044651 (alk. paper) FUG/DLC FUG DLC eng pcc nwcu--- n-us--- 107 F 1788 F828c 2013 327.7291073 Frank, Marc. Cuban revelations : behind the scenes in Havana / Marc Frank. Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, 2013. 325 p. ; 25 cm. Contemporary Cuba Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-312) and index. Part I. Revolution on the ropes (1994-2008) -- Trauma -- Castro falters -- The big bang -- Raâul pinch-hits -- Fidel steps down -- From Clinton to Bush -- Part II. Raâul Castro in power (2008-2009) -- Conservative reformers -- Computers, cell phones, hotels, and more -- Disaster, man-made and natural -- Obamamania -- Old foes get reacquainted -- Shock and awe, Raâul style -- Part III. The road to reform (2009-2010) -- Blueprint for survival -- Stealth reform -- Obama versus Raâul -- Wired -- Castro, the cardinal, and the damas -- Fidel, born again -- Part IV. Brave new world (2010-2013) -- Pink slips and permits -- Requiem for the command economy -- On the road again -- Forward march -- Cheers and jeers. Examining the effects of U.S. policy toward Cuba, Frank analyzes why Cuba has entered an extraordinary, irreversible period of change and considers what the island's future holds. The enormous social engineering project taking place today under Raúl's leadership is fraught with many dangers, and Cuban Revelations follows the new leader's efforts to overcome bureaucratic resistance and the fears of a populace that stand in his way. Cuba Foreign relations United States. United States Foreign relations Cuba. Cuba Social conditions 1990- Cuba Politics and government 1990- Cuba History. Castro, Fidel, 1926-2016. Castro, Raúl, 1930- Cuba Relaciones exteriores Estados Unidos. Estados Unidos Relaciones exteriores Cuba. Cuba Política y gobierno 1990- Cuba Historia Cuba Condiciones sociales 1990- Contemporary Cuba. lcc bk llh FUGCIP 2013-04-19 9584 9584 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2023-04-04 1 0 107 F 1788 F828c 2013 00000121496 2018-10-23 00:00:00 1 2018-10-23 bk