The Cuban Democratic Experience Contributor(s): Ameringer, Charles D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813026679 ISBN-13: 9780813026671 Publisher: University Press of Florida
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: January 2000 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Caribbean & West Indies - General - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy - History | Latin America - General |
Dewey: 972.9 |
Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6" W x 9" L (0.80 lbs) 240 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 1950's |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: "A serious attempt to explore the strengths and weaknesses of Cuba's Autentico regime and its programs and failings in service of democracy. We can now see its legacy in the Batista and Castro eras."--Harold Dana Sims, University of Pittsburgh Charles Ameringer looks at eight unique years in Cuban history--1944 to 1952--that generally have been ignored by most commentators, and examines the cultural, economic, political, and social features of the era. Charles D. Ameringer, professor emeritus of Latin American history, Pennsylvania State University, is the author of The Caribbean Legion: Patriots, Politicians, Soldiers of Fortune, 1946-1950 and The Democratic Left in Exile: The Antidictatorial Struggle in the Caribbean, 1945-1959. " |
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