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Oktober 1962: Wegen der Stationierung sowjetischer Mittelstreckenraketen auf Kuba verhängten die USA eine Blockade über die Insel und versetzten ihre Atomraketen und Langstreckenbomber in den höchst……続きを見る

Tracing the flows of people, material items, and digital content between Havana and Miami, as well as between Cuba and Panama, Guyana, and Mexico, this book demonstrates the worldmaking of marginali……続きを見る

"The 10th Cavalry...took a prominent part in the campaigns against Geronimo, Apache Kid, and other Indian chieftains of the southwest." -The Billings Gazette, Apr. 13, 2003 "Under Fire with the Tent……続きを見る

Secret operations, corruption, crime, and a city teeming with spies: why Miami was as crucial to winning the Cold War as Washington DC or Moscow. The Cuban Missile Crisis was perhaps the most dramat……続きを見る

Close friends: Tony Cuesta and Fidel Castro attended the University of Havana together in the mid 1950s. The two were involved in sports, hung out at trendy bars and cafés, and, of course, chased gi……続きを見る

This book represents the final instalment of research and analysis by one of the Caribbean’s foremost historians. In this volume, Eric Williams reflects on the institution of slavery from the ancien……続きを見る

A powerful account of the decline of the Cuban Revolution, told through the lives of five ordinary Cuban citizens. 'Masterful... Dore uses oral history to tell a history of Cuba from the bottom up' ……続きを見る

“A beautifully photographed documentary . . . and a history of the island’s intertwined politics and passion for cars.” ーSan Francisco Chronicle Silver Medal Winner, International Automotive Media ……続きを見る

The unforgettable story of a family swept into history by the Cuban Revolution In The House on G Street, award-winning author Lisandro Pérez tells Cuba’s story through the lens of a single family: h……続きを見る

Poignant stories from one of the world’s largest political exoduses of children Praise for the first edition: “Compelling reading.”ーNew Republic “A collection of tearful testimonies woven with a ta……続きを見る

A study of Cuban culture and media in the twenty-first century as both a global phenomenon and a local reality, at a time when the declared death of socialism coexists in tension with emerging antic……続きを見る

«El corsario negro» es una apasionante novela de aventuras escrita por Emilio Salgari. En esta historia, nos adentramos en el emocionante mundo de los piratas y corsarios del siglo XVII. El protagon……続きを見る

A comprehensive book that dispels prevalent misconceptions surrounding Castro's revolution in Cuba while shedding light on lesser-known and often overlooked facts about that intricate and transforma……続きを見る

In Colonial Reckoning Louis A. Pérez Jr. examines Cuba’s wars for independence in the second half of the nineteenth century, focusing specifically on those Cubans who remained loyal to Spain. Drawin……続きを見る

Raul Villamia's childhood in Cuba revolved around baseball and bloodshed. The violence that he witnessed led him to support Castro's revolution, and his brother Mario introduced him to Castro's 26th……続きを見る

Exploring Cuba: Erasing Fears Through Multicultural Education details the cultural and professional exchanges to Cuba organized by the National Association of Multicultural Education (NAME) between ……続きを見る

In the immediate aftermath of the Second World War the Western Allies – led by the US – soon found themselves at odds with the Communist Bloc dominated by the Soviet Union. In the well-known phrase ……続きを見る

This 5-volume work features a comprehensive historical account of Cuba from the discovery of America in 1492. Lying in a peculiar sense at the commercial center of the world, between North America a……続きを見る

How the temporalities of past, future, and present have been used in Cuban political rhetoric and expressed in Cuban culture In this fascinating analysis of political discourse in Cuban culture, Mar……続きを見る

Explore the Captivating History of Fidel Castro Fidel Castro. Depending on whom you ask, the name can inspire revulsion, hatred, admiration, incredulity, awe, fear, or even love. His story is one th……続きを見る

If you want to discover the remarkable history of an effort that should never have succeeded, then keep reading... Cuba had only just gained its independence when the country found itself in a bruta……続きを見る

Isolated from the civilized world, the Island is guarded by armed sentinels with orders to shoot to kill anyone attempting to escape. Its inhabitants are hostages of a tyrannical ruler that keeps th……続きを見る

History of Cuba; or, Notes of a Traveller in the Tropics is book by Maturin M. Ballou. It presents a political, historical and statistical account of Cuba. Excerpt: "The remarkable degree of interes……続きを見る

This book presents a great background to the social conditions in 19th century Cuba which led to the revolution in 1959. It tells about Cuba of 1887. At the time, Cuba was heavily dependent on Spain……続きを見る

Un texto como este va más allá de narrar simplemente episodios de la historia de Cuba. El valor de sus hombres, la dignidad, la vergüenza, el honor por encima de todas las cosas y el amor como el má……続きを見る

La Segunda Declaración de La Habana puede leerse como un texto analítico vigente sobre la situación histórica y presente de nuestra América y asumirse como un programa para la acción mancomunada que……続きを見る

Esta obra, concebida por la historiadora e investigadora cubana Ana Cairo Ballester, al aproximarse el centenario del 20 de mayo de 1902, fecha de fundación de la República de Cuba como Estado recon……続きを見る

Cuba. Justificación de su guerra de independencia es la obra cumbre que resume el desenvolvimiento que se produjo en el pensamiento político de Rafael María Merchán Pérez, uno de los intelectuales c……続きを見る

El propósito de esta compilación es brindar un marco referencial de la Crisis de Octubre de 1962, que permita una mejor comprensión por el lector de la dimensión de los acontecimientos. En los antec……続きを見る

Onceno volumen de la serie de Documentos de la Revolución Cubana, en este caso reúne los del año 1969. Contiene los discursos de Fidel Castro Ruz acerca de la zafra de los 10 millones, así como dife……続きを見る