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Books : History : Countries & Regions : Central America & Caribbean : Caribbean Islands : Cuba

• Cuba: A New History (Yale Nota Bene)

  Richard Gott

  
  
   

• The Rough Guide to Cuba (Rough Guide Travel Guides)

  Fiona McAuslan, Matt Norman, Sarah Lazarus

  
  The popular image of Cuba as a tourist destination has fluctuated wildly over the years, and there is no question that this fascinating corner of the globe has enjoyed visitors of wildly disparate expectations -- from the hedonistic revellers of pre-Revolutionary Cuba (when it was essentially America's playground) to the many travellers who have visited for ideological reasons, seeing Fidel Castro (however controversial a figure) as a symbol of opposition to American global hegemony. As this guide demonstrates, a more balanced view of this remarkable country may be achieved. And of the many tourist guides to Cuba over the years, travellers who know their stuff will realise that the Rough Guide to Cuba is most likely to give a clear, authoritative and enthusiastic vision, recording all of Cuba's glories without drawing a veil over its less savoury aspects. Despite the country’s isolation from the West in general and its hostile relation to the US, Cuba has undoubtedly emerged (in the last 50 years or so) as one of the principal tourist destinations in the Caribbean. And Cuba has never lost its image as the home of sun, salsa and rum, along with an engagingly laid-back attitude that quickly communicates itself to visitors.

  This is one of the more ambitious guides (as befits the subject), coming in at over 600 pages, and the range of information here is truly impressive. And what a range of fascinating destinations Cuba offers, from its sultry beaches to its lively, noisy entertainment venues. If you’ve long nourished a taste for all things Latin, it's probably time to pick up this guide and head for Cuba. And whatever your attitude to Fidel Castro -- pro or con -- it hardly matters; you're hardly likely to run into him on the sun-baked streets. --Barry Forshaw

  
   

• My Life

  Fidel Castro

  
  
   

• The Kennedy Tapes: Inside the White House During the Cuban Missile Crisis

  Ernest R May

  
  This text presents the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis as they unfold in the actual words of President John F. Kennedy and his top advisors.
  
   

• One Hell of a Gamble

  Aleksandr Fursenko

  
  
   

• Faces of Salsa: A Spoken History of the Music

  Leonardo Padura Fuentes

  
  
   

• Che Guevara for Beginners (A writers & readers beginners documentary comic book)

  Sergio Sinay, Miguel Angel Scenna

  
  
   

• Capitalism, God and a Good Cigar: Cuba Enters the 21st Century

  
  
   

• Waiting for Snow in Havana

  Carlos M. N. Eire

  
  
   

• Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis

  Robert Kennedy

  
  
   

• Fidel Castro Handbook

  George Galloway

  
  
   

• Latin American Posters: Public Aesthetics and Mass Politics

  Russ Davidson

  
  Illustrated with 100+ political posters made between 1960 and 1990, this book documents the sociopolitical history of Latin America during a period of intense radicalism and upheaval. Essays by leading Latin American scholars discuss how these icons of popular struggle united the masses and influenced political and social reform.
  
   

• Cuban Counterpoint: Tobacco and Sugar

  Fernando Ortiz

  
  
   

• Self-portrait Che Guevara

  Ernesto Che Guevara

  
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• The Guantanamo Files: The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America's Illegal Prison

  Andy Worthington

  
  The first book to tell the story of every man trapped in Guantanamo.
  
   

• Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis

  Rf Kennedy

  
  
   

• Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis (Alternative Etext Formats)

  Graham T. Allison, Philip Zelikow

  
  A case study of decision making under pressure, this text covers the Cuban missile crisis. Using the missile crisis as a basic frame of reference, it seeks to teach students how to compare and contrast perspectives on foreign affairs.
  
   

• Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cuba... and Then Lost It to the Revolution

  T. J. English

  
  
   

• Che's Chevrolet, Fidel's Oldsmobile: On the Road in Cuba

  Richard Schweid

  
  
   

• Cuba Confidential: The Extraordinary Tragedy of Cuba, its Revolution and its Exiles

  Ann Louise Bardach

  
  This portrait of the 20th century's wiliest political survivor and his fiefdom tells of the shattered families and warring personalities that lie at the heart of the 43-year standoff between Miami and Havana.