{"product_id":"9781583676073","title":"Cuba and the U.S. Empire: A Chronological History","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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. Cuba’s many achievements – in education, health care, medical technology, direct local democracy, actions of international solidarity with the oppressed – are globally unmatched and unprecedented. And the United States, in light of Cuba’s achievements, has waged a relentless campaign of terrorist attacks on the island and its leaders, while placing Cuba on its “State Sponsors of Terrorism” list. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this updated edition of her classic, \u003cem\u003eCuba and the United States: A Chronological History\u003c\/em\u003e, Jane Franklin depicts the two countries’ relationship from the time both were colonies to the present. We see the early connections between Cuba and the United States through slavery; through the sugar trade; then Cuba’s multiple wars for national liberation; the annexation of Cuba by the United States; the infamous Platt Amendment that entitled the United States to intervene directly in Cuban affairs; the gangster capitalism promoted by Cuban dictator Fulgencio Battista; and the guerilla war that brought the revolutionaries to power. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA new chapter updating the fraught Cuban-U.S. nexus brings us well into the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e century, with a look at the current status of Assata Shakur, the Cuban Five, and the post-9\/11 years leading to the expansion of diplomatic relations. Offering a range of primary and secondary sources, the book is an outstanding scholarly work. \u003cem\u003eCuba and the United States \u003c\/em\u003ebrings new meaning to Simón Bolívar’s warning in 1829, that the United States “appears destined by Providence to plague America with miseries in the name of Freedom.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monthly Review Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47158074867952,"sku":"9781583676073","price":21.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781583676073_p0.jpg?v=1763798990","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781583676073","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}