In 2006, Fidel Castro yielded power over Cuba to his younger brother Raul, making him the first new president of the island nation in nearly five decades. Since then, Raul has ushered in many changes and reforms, including allowing open criticism of the government, lifting the ban on personal electronics like cell phones and computers, and allowing farmers to purchase their own equipment. This timely work weaves together expert analysis with narrative accounts from current Cuban citizens to explore the economic, political, legal, and social changes occurring in Cuba under Raul Castro's presidency. Among the issues discussed are how Cubans are facing the challenges of an economy emerging from socialism into a market-driven reality, how long the one-party system can endure, and what the future may hold. By tracking Cuba's ongoing emergence from decades of communism, this current work stands at the forefront of Latin American and Caribbean studies.
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Harlan Abrahams, a Denver-based writer, lawyer, and former law professor, has published many scholarly articles and written several novels, one of which has been optioned for a movie to be shot on location in Havana. He has traveled to Cuba many times since 1998. Arturo Lopez-Levy, a native of Cuba, is a lecturer and PhD Candidate at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. He is also a research associate of the Institute for the Study of Israel in the Middle East and teaches Latin American politics and comparative politics at the University of Denver and the Colorado School of Mines. In Cuba, Lopez-Levy worked as Secretary of the B'nai B'rith Lodge of the Cuban Jewish Community and a political analyst for the Cuban government.
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Cuba changing at its own pace
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Cuba and the United States have had a strained relationship for a long time. Since Fidel Castro succeeded in a Revolution on Cuba driving the exiles to the United States; there has been an embargo, that has not worked, on Cuba to drive Castro out of power. This is a relic of the Cold War, and should go away since everyone other country has relations and trades with Cuba. Even though Cuban/United States relations are changing for the better. The question becomes what will Cuba be like under the rule of Raul Castro, the brother of Fidel.
In this book we get a look at Cuba from someone who grew up inside the system and knows how it works, and to see if the changes are really making a difference. The books might seem a bit one-sided at times by over relying on Arturo's words. Though Harlan Abrahams does bring in some other voices as well. A few minor problems that do not totally distract from the book, Harlan will occasionally interrupt thoughts with one line throw away's that distract the reader and do little to advance his thesis.
Cuba is changing, at its own pace. It is high time for the United States to leave its Cold War thinking.
In this book we get a look at Cuba from someone who grew up inside the system and knows how it works, and to see if the changes are really making a difference. The books might seem a bit one-sided at times by over relying on Arturo's words. Though Harlan Abrahams does bring in some other voices as well. A few minor problems that do not totally distract from the book, Harlan will occasionally interrupt thoughts with one line throw away's that distract the reader and do little to advance his thesis.
Cuba is changing, at its own pace. It is high time for the United States to leave its Cold War thinking.
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