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First published twenty years ago, this lively and entertaining account of life in Castro's Cuba is a travel classic.Granted unprecedented access for an American journalist, Tom Miller spent 8 months travelling through Cuba, from coastal cities to mountain villages, from the Bay of Pigs to both sides of the fence at Guantanamo, mixing with literati and black marketers, cane cutters and cigar rollers. In "Trading with the Enemy" he provided a rare insight into the country.Now updated twenty years after its first publication, this new edition contains much new material. Miller has added new chapters based on his January 2008 visit to Cuba, on the view on the street regarding the US and the prospects for the country after Fidel Castro's death.
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Tom Miller, a veteran of the underground press of the 1960s, his writing has appeared in Smithsonian, The New Yorker, LIFE, The New York Times and many other publications. He has led educational tours through Cuba for the National Geographic Society and other organizations, is the author of several books, and has appeared on many US TV networks. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The author gives a great panoramic view to the reader of what life is actually like in Cuba through his travels around Cuba and select stratas of Cuban society such as a Cuban TV cook, a Cuban baseball team, Cuban Jews, government employees, street huslers for American dollars, hitchhikers, drinking companions met along the way,and women in lines at 5:00 am awaiting to buy goods. A well written book that doesn't lecture with no political agenda, but just tells what was found-good and bad--straight from the hip.
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
I enjoyed the book. Gives insight into like in Cuba.
26 Dec 1997
Format:Paperback
The author gives a great panoramic view to the reader of what life is actually like in Cuba through his travels around Cuba and select stratas of Cuban society such as a Cuban TV cook, a Cuban baseball team, Cuban Jews, government employees, street huslers for American dollars, hitchhikers, drinking companions met along the way,and women in lines at 5:00 am awaiting to buy goods. A well written book that doesn't lecture with no political agenda, but just tells what was found-good and bad--straight from the hip.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Essentially a travelogue & diary
13 April 2002
Format:Paperback
Miller concentrates on the people he meets and keeps away from politics.
The result is an entertaining account of his extended visit to Cuba including the time he spent in Havana and travelling throughout the country.
I found the book puts a more humanizing face on the country that is always dominated by coverage of Castro and his policies.
For me, this book is a good companion to Buena Vista Social Club in providing a non-political view of Cuba and Cubans.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A personal view of Cuba
6 Jun 2005
Format:Paperback
The style of presentation that Tom Miller uses in "Trading with the Enemy" captures a personal perspective of Cuba. For those who critique this as a travel reader should see this as "his" travel reader. For me, his book was required reading for a graduate class on Cuban culture, business and economic policy. Usually required reading doesn't engage my full attention; this book did. I appreciated the fact that the subject matters within "Trading with the Enemy" were handled with objectivity, humor, and humanity. The strength this format provides allows him to be descriptive without pontification. Following the reading of "Trading with the Enemy" (and other texts), my class included a 10-day trip to Havana (it happened to be the week in which the recent Iraqi War started) and its environs to study our selected research topics. Tom Miller was gracious enough to be an unofficial guide and advisor for this excursion. His insights (both written and interpersonal)proved to be essential for understanding the milieu within which we were trying to operate. This book gives a reader an individual's perspective of "cubanidad" - with its glory, shortcomings, simplicities, nuanced complexities all included. For those who enjoy readings that "speak to you" rather than "speak at you, this book will be an informative and enjoyable read.
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