Cuba: From Columbus to Castro and Beyond [Paperback]

Jaime Suchlicki (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1574881124 | ISBN-13: 978-1574881127 | Publication Date: August 1, 1997 | Edition: 4 Sub

A completely updated history of Cuba that includes a special focus in Castro's government and Cuba's tenuous relationship with the United States.

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About the Author

Jaime Suchlicki, one of the world’s foremost scholars on Latin America, is a professor of history at the School of International Studies at the University of Miami. He edits the Journal of Inter-American and World Affairs, consults for the U.S. government, and is the author of Mexico: From Montezuma to the Fall of the PRI and University Students and Revolution in Cuba. He lives in Coral Gables, Florida. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 278 pages
• Publisher: Brassey's US; 4 Sub edition (August 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1574881124
• ISBN-13: 978-1574881127
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,801,951 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enlightening review of the past...helpful looking forward., February 21, 1998

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This review is from: Cuba: From Columbus to Castro and Beyond (Paperback)

With developments in Cuba moving faster, this book provides the reader with a clear and informative perspective on the past. I'm struck by the numerous miscalculations that have been made by people on all sides of the Cuba issue. Anyone seeking an informed view of Cuba and the US-Cuba relationship should read this book.

21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very informative description of Cuban history, September 22, 1999

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This review is from: Cuba: From Columbus to Castro and Beyond (Paperback)

I found myself reading much of this book as I would a novel. I was interested in it primarily due to my own ties to Cuba, however, the style and in-sight into the history and mind set of the Cuban people is truly intriguing. I especially enjoyed the descriptions of the earliest Cubans and the other indigenous people in the Carribean.

25 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Tedious, June 4, 2000

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This review is from: Cuba: From Columbus to Castro and Beyond (Paperback)

The author purports to update the previous (third) edition of his book. However, there are numerous places (see pp. 81, 176, 186, 193, and 197) in the book that suggest that there was no update other than Chapters 15-17 which are actually in a different type from the rest of the book. For example, the book stills discusses the Soviet Union in the present tense. With respect to the content of the book, the author spends all of 10 pages, 12 pages if one includes the map of Cuba, discussing the indigenous people of Cuba. The discussion of Castro's rule is tedious. The analysis of the future of Cuba after Castro is obvious and superficial. Save your money.