Duke University Press The Cuba Reader: History, Culture, Politics (The Latin America Readers)

Tracking Cuban history from 1492 to the present, The Cuba Reader includes more than 100 selections that present myriad perspectives on Cuba's history, culture, and politics. The volume foregrounds the experience of Cubans from all walks of life, from slaves and prostitutes to doctors, activists, and historians. Combining songs, poetry, fiction, journalism, political speeches, and many other types of documents, this revised and expanded second edition of The Cuba Reader contains over twenty new selections that explore the changes and continuities in Cuba since Fidel Castro stepped down from power in 2006. For students, travelers, and all those who want to know more about the island nation just ninety miles south of Florida, The Cuba Reader is an invaluable introduction. Review "[An] ambitious and impressive anthology, a sweeping collection of source materials by and about Cubans both on the island and living in other countries. The editors . . . have wisely chosen songs, paintings, photographs, short stories, essays, speeches, government reports, cartoons and newspaper articles that span Cuban history. . . . What The Cuba Reader does extraordinarily well is to reveal the nuances and complexity of the Cuban experience. All shades of politics are here, and they infuse Cuban dance, music, film and religion."--Susan Fernandez "The Miami Herald" "[A] crash course in Cuban history. If you're looking for a single (hefty) volume to get you up to speed about the past 500 years of Cuban politics and culture, this is it."--Julie Schwietert Collazo "The Guardian" "For a solid introduction to all things Cuban, start with this edited collection of primary sources, including speeches, articles, songs, poems, book excerpts, and other publications spanning 500 years of Cuban history and culture."--Boyd Childress "Library Journal" (7/1/2017 12:00:00 AM) "T he Cuba Reader: History, Culture, Politics by Aviva Chomsky was really insightful for me. It has all these essays from people who lived in Cuba at different times, including a priest who came with the Spanish, so you get a different perspective on the attacks on native people and their resistance."--Ytasha Womack "Boston Globe" (3/19/2019 12:00:00 AM) "This is a balanced, far-ranging, equitable, and insightful book, and the suggestions for further reading list and comprehensive index add to its usability. Altogether an essential addition to any Latin American studies collection. . . . Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty."--L. K. Miller "Choice" (12/1/2019 12:00:00 AM) Review " The Cuba Reader offers a splendid overview of the Cuban experience, past and present, through a dazzling array of points of view. . . . The very fullness of its vision makes The Cuba Reader an indispensable book for courses—of every academic discipline—on Cuba.” Author: Louis A. Pérez, Jr., author of Source: On Becoming Cuban: Identity, Nationality, and Culture From the Author Aviva Chomsky is Professor of History at Salem State University. Barry Carr is Emeritus Professor of Latin American History at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. Alfredo Prieto is an independent researcher and editor. Pamela Maria Smorkaloff lives and writes in Mexico City. About the Author Aviva Chomsky is Professor of History at Salem State University. Barry Carr is Emeritus Professor of Latin American History at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. Alfredo Prieto is an independent researcher and editor. Pamela Maria Smorkaloff lives and writes in Mexico City.