| Cuba and the United States: Ties of Singular Intimacy Contributor(s): Pérez, Louis A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820324833 ISBN-13: 9780820324838 Publisher: University of Georgia Press OUR PRICE: $36.58 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2003 Annotation: The Times Literary Supplement calls Louis A. Perez Jr. "the foremost historian of Cuba writing in English." In this new edition of his acclaimed volume, Perez brings his expertise to bear on the history and direction of relations between Cuba and the United States. Of all the peoples in Latin America, the author argues, none have been more familiar to the United States than Cubans -- who in turn have come to know their northern neighbors equally well. Focusing on what President McKinley called "the ties of singular intimacy" linking the destinies of the two societies, Perez examines the points at which they have made contact -- politically, culturally, economically -- and explores the dilemmas that proximity to the United States has posed to Cubans in their quest for national identity. This third edition has been updated to cover such developments of recent years as the renewed debate over American trade sanctions against Cuba, the Elian Gonzalez controversy, and increased cultural exchanges between the two countries. Also included are a new preface and an updated bibliographical essay. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - History | Americas (north Central South West Indies) |
| Dewey: 327.729 |
| LCCN: 2002035276 |
| Series: United States and the Americas |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 6.04" W x 9.05" (1.21 lbs) 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Times Literary Supplement calls Louis A. P rez Jr. "the foremost historian of Cuba writing in English." In this new edition of his acclaimed 1990 volume, he brings his expertise to bear on the history and direction of relations between Cuba and the United States. Of all the peoples in Latin America, the author argues, none have been more familiar to the United States than Cubans--who in turn have come to know their northern neighbors equally well. Focusing on what President McKinley called "the ties of singular intimacy" linking the destinies of the two societies, P rez examines the points at which they have made contact--politically, culturally, economically--and explores the dilemmas that proximity to the United States has posed to Cubans in their quest for national identity. This edition has been updated to cover such developments of recent years as the renewed debate over American trade sanctions against Cuba, the Eli n Gonz lez controversy, and increased cultural exchanges between the two countries. Also included are a new preface and an updated bibliographical essay. |
Contributor Bio(s): Perez, Louis a.: - LOUIS A. PÉREZ JR. is J. Carlyle Sitterson Professor of History at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He is the author of many books, including The War of 1898 and On Becoming Cuban. |