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Cuba Was Different: Views of the Cuban Communist Party on the Collapse of Soviet and Eastern European Socialism Contributor(s): Underlid, Even Sandvik (Author) |
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ISBN: 900444288X ISBN-13: 9789004442887 Publisher: Brill
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: February 2021 |
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BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism - Political Science | Comparative Politics - Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties |
Physical Information: 392 pages |
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Publisher Description: In Cuba Was Different, Even Sandvik Underlid explores the views of Cuban authorities, official press, and Party members as they reflect back on the collapse of Soviet and Eastern European socialism. In so doing, he contributes to a better understanding as to why the Cuban system - often associated with Fidel Castro's leadership - did not itself collapse. Despite the loss of its most important allies, key ideological referents, and even most of its foreign trade, Cuba did not embrace capitalism. The author critically examines and analyzes the collapse of the USSR and Eastern Europe as reported in the Cuban Communist Party newspaper Granma, both as they unfolded and subsequently through the lens of additional interviews with individual Party members. This focus on Cuba's Communist Party provides new perspectives on how these events were seen from Cuba and on the notable resilience of many party members. |
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