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The Cuban Revolution in the 21st Century
George Lambie
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Politics in Cuba have long been analysed as a 'socialist experiment', from the perspective of internal dynamics or international relations, but what if the revolutionary process is part of a counter-current against neoliberal globalisation?
Rather than presenting Cuba as a socialist survivor, whose performance must be measured against the standards set by the 'international community', George Lambie judges Cuban socialism on the goals that the revolution sets for itself. He shows that despite Cuba's isolation in the 'New World Order', and the enormous pressures it has faced to 'conform', its faith in an alternative socialist project ... Read more
Politics in Cuba have long been analysed as a 'socialist experiment', from the perspective of internal dynamics or international relations, but what if the revolutionary process is part of a counter-current against neoliberal globalisation?
Rather than presenting Cuba as a socialist survivor, whose performance must be measured against the standards set by the 'international community', George Lambie judges Cuban socialism on the goals that the revolution sets for itself. He shows that despite Cuba's isolation in the 'New World Order', and the enormous pressures it has faced to 'conform', its faith in an alternative socialist project ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745330105
SKU
V9780745330105
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About George Lambie
George Lambie is a Principal Lecturer in the Department of Public Policy at De Montfort University in Leicester. He is the author of The Cuban Revolution in the 21st Century (Pluto, 2010). He is Visiting Professor of the University of Havana and joint-Editor of the International Journal of Cuban Studies.
Reviews for The Cuban Revolution in the 21st Century
'A significant contribution to debates over the future of Cuban socialism. Highly Recommended'
CHOICE 'A refreshing study on one of the most significant attempts of our age to chart an alternative course of development'
Professor William I. Robinson, University of California, author of Latin America and Global Capitalism (2008) 'The Cuban revolution continues to divide and confuse in ... Read more
CHOICE 'A refreshing study on one of the most significant attempts of our age to chart an alternative course of development'
Professor William I. Robinson, University of California, author of Latin America and Global Capitalism (2008) 'The Cuban revolution continues to divide and confuse in ... Read more