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| Cuba What Everyone Needs To KnowPosted on June 26, 2011.  Ever sincere Fidel Castro ASSUMED power à Cuba in 1959, Americans Have obsessed tailpiece the Nation ninety miles south Of The Florida Keys. America's fixing On The tropical socialist republic has only grown over The Years, Fueled en partie by successive waves of Cuban immigration and Castro's larger-than-life persona. Cubans Are Now has Major ethnic group in Florida & the exile community Is So Powerful That Every American president has kowtowed ro o. Goal What do MOST Americans really know about Cuba Itself? À Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know Julia Sweig, One Of America's Leading experts we Cuba and Latin America presents has concise and Remarkably accessible portrait Of The small island nation's unique place On The world internship over the Past fifty amortize. Yet It Is authoritative hast well. Following to stage-setting introduction That Describes The Dynamics unleashed Since summer 2006 When Fidel Castro Transferred provisional Power to His Brother Raul The book looks backward Toward Cuba's History Since The Spanish American War Before shifting to more recent times. Focusing Equally we Cuba's role in world affairs et ses Own Social and politique transformations Sweig Divide The book Chronologically Into the first Fidel era, tea période Between The 1959 revolution & the fall Of The Soviet Union, tea post Cold War era, and -finally-the Looming post Fidel era. Informative pithy, and lucidly Plantagenet, It Will serves hast The Best compact reference we Cuba's internal politics, icts Often fraught relationship With The United States, et ses shifting relationship With The overall community. CommentsArlette Pedley says... In this new book, Julia Sweig draws on her impressive knowledge of Cuba to great effect.The book seamlessly traces Cuba from its early colonial history through the Cuban Revolution, its aftermath, and outlines the contemporary issues now that Fidel has left power.The book can be read in one sitting or used as a reference, and the Q&A format works well because all the right questions get asked.I especially enjoyed the historical section which gives a great synopsis of Cuba's early origins, as well as the current political analysis.The book matches the ambitions of its title and then some---it should be a first resort for the curious and the expert alike! Posted on June 27, 2011 Fleta Bala says... If visiting Cuba to see more than vintage American cars is appealing, you can rely on expert Julia Sweig's new, most timely book, Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know. Sweig's long established knowledge of Cuba together with her fun, familiar, voice-filled writing style makes this the bible for rediscovery of Cuba as the US gradually opens up the embargo-burdened bogeyman 90 miles to the South. Posted on June 27, 2011 Marta Kwasnik says... Easily one of the best studies of Cuba and its cultural scene to come out in the last few years. It gives a very well documented historical background that goes back to the nineteenth century tracing the path of Cuban history from its liberation from Spain with United States help, and the poet and activist Jose Marti to the present and the Castro brothers. Rather than defend one side or another of the Cuban Revolution of the 1950s, Sweig offers a well balanced analysis of all the factors in what amounts to the most objective study I have yet read. It carefully documents United States involvement and interests in Cuba without prejudice. Readers should come away from this book with a clearer understanding of the complexities of Cuban politics and its relations with the rest of the world, not just Russia and the U.S. Posted on June 27, 2011 Phebe Detillier says... I just finished this wonderful book (CUBA What Everyone Needs to Know) and I LOVED it. Ms. Sweig is a gifted writer: this book reads like fiction. Really, the book is a page turner. I learned a great deal, but it was painless -- not like an assigned reading at all. I would highly recommend CUBA What Everyone Needs to Know to students who want to learn about Cuba as well as to folks who are just looking for a good read. I read at least one American newspaper a day (usually the Washington Post) and I did not know most of the information in the book. For example, did you know that on 911 the Cuban government "privately offered to open its airfields for American planes to land there and offered medical teams to assist with the disaster and recovery."(see p. 181) I had no idea. Thumbs up for this great book. Posted on June 28, 2011 Murray Kostel says... The format of this book, divided as it is into questions, which it then proceeds to answer, makes this hard to read through since some info is repeated for different quesrions. While it does not softball human rights issues with Castro's regime neither does it "ask" really hard questions concerning Communism and instead keeps "asking" about Cuban arts and culture. Is this really what everyone needs to know about Cuba? Posted on June 29, 2011 Meghan Anthes says... Cuba,What Everyone Needs to Know is just that - what we all need to know about Cuba to be fully educated about the country, its history, its relationship with the US, and why it matters. Julia Sweig's writing is thoroughly accessible, making the subject compelling, alive, and relevant. She's given us an utterly balanced look at history and the issues. Her expertise is of the highest caliber. For anyone interested in Cuba, this book is a must. Posted on June 30, 2011 Lorilee Sperry says... I have been traveling back and forth to Cuba since 1974 - that's more than 35 years now.I thought I knew a lot about Cuba - that is until I read Julia Sweig's book. So readable and understandable. For anyone who has never visited Cuba or for those who have made such a trip, reading this book will not only increase your knowledge of Cuba but an understanding of why and how things happened.Without hesitation, this is a must read. Posted on July 1, 2011 Tamesha Paretti says... What an unbelievable book this is.I bought it seen Dr. Sweig all over television over the past year.She comes across as one of the smartest, most charismatic talking heads on foreign policy I've seen in a generation.Her book, Cuba: What Everyone Needs To Know, is every bit as compelling.It manages to be accessible yet erudite, sweeping yet detailed, and conversational yet profound.Whether you are a Cuban history buff or want to give a friend with little knowledge of Cuba the primer of all primers, this is the book to get.I'm blown away. Posted on July 2, 2011 Darcie Murdaugh says... This book is the most boring thing I have forced myself to read in years.I have rarely found such an interesting subject presented so poorly. Please do not purchase this book which might encourage the author to subject the world to another literary catastrophe. Posted on July 3, 2011 Tamekia Upole says... I enjoyed reading this book and using it as a background to an international relations grad paper. Thank you Julia Sweig! It is an accessible history that puts Cuba into historic context, and not merely in terms of Cuban-US relations. Another words, it's not jusst about where Uncle Sam fits into the equation. The story ends as Raul Castro takes over and Fidel fades into the background. Sweig's Cuban history and reality is well-written, well organized and explained. I enjoyed it and would have read it even if I didn't have to! Posted on July 4, 2011 Leave a Comment |
