Product Description: The 1959 Cuban Revolution remains one of the signal events of modern political history. A tiny island, once a de facto colony of the United States, declared its independence, not just from the imperial behemoth ninety miles to the north, but also from global capitalism itself...read more

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Product Description: A chronological history of the relationship between the US and Cuba from the revolution in 1959 through 1995 offering a diary of historical events underscoring the tempestuous dealings between the two countries. Independent historian Franklin gives a day by day, year by year, and blow by blow account of the major crises as well as the minor and secret episodes precipitating them, CIA involvement, Soviet influences, invasions, exiles, and political policies...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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An invaluable resource for scholas, teachers, journalists, legislators, and anyone interested in international relations, this softcover book offers an unprecedented vvision of Cuban-US relations.