Cuba and the Future

by Donald E. Schultz

Overview

In Cuba and the Future, nine leading Cubanologists analyze the causes, nature, and scope of the Cuban crisis and assess the prospects for the future. They suggest that in spite of the severity of the crisis—which Castro himself calls the worst in the country's history—the regime may well survive, at least for the near-to-intermediate future. Although the forces undermining political stability are enormous, there are also powerful factors reinforcing the state's control.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313287848
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/23/1994
Series:	Contributions in Latin American Studies , #4
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.62(d)
Lexile:	1450L (what's this?)

About the Author

DONALD E. SCHULZ is an Associate Research Professor at the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College. He is the main editor of Revolution and Counterrevolution in Central America and the Caribbeanand Political Participation in Communist Systems and author of The United States, Honduras and the Crisis in Central America (forthcoming). His articles on Cuba and Central America have appeared in Foreign Policy, Orbis, Newsweek, The Washington Post, and other academic and nonacademic publications.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction: The Crises of the Castro Regime by Donald E. Schulz
Treading Water: Cuba's Economic and Political Crisis by Andrew Zimbalist
Where Does Cuba Stand? by Enrique A. Baloyra
Why Does Castro Survive? by J. Richard Planas
The Cuban Armed Forces and Transition by Phyllis Greene Walker
Informal Politics and the Crisis of Cuban Socialism by Damian J. Fernandez
Political Changes and Social Attitudes in Cuba during the Special Period: Implications by J. Richard Planas
The End of the Affair: Moscow and Havana, 1989-1992 by Stephen Blank
Cuba and the United States: Thinking about the Future by Mark Falcoff
In Search of a Modern Cuba Policy by Gillian Gunn
The United States and Cuba: From a Strategy of Conflict to Constructive Engagement by Donald E. Schulz
The Cuban Crisis in Mid-1993: An Opportunity for the United States? by Donald E. Schultz
Postscript: The Cuban Crisis in the Summer of 1993: An Opportunity for the United States?
Bibliography

Editorial Reviews

Experts have been predicting the imminent fall of Castro for 35 years and, and still running. Here 11 studies suggest that the US containment of the island might make the (this time for sure) imminent collapse of the regime bloodier than it would otherwise be, which would result in a flood of refugees to southern Florida. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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