Cuba: A Country StudyRex A. Hudson 4th edition. Edited by Rex A. Hudson. Prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress. Research completed April 2001. Describes and analyzes the economic, national security, political, and social systems and institutions of Cuba. Other related products: Foreign Country Studies collection can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/international-foreign-affairs/foreign-... |
Contents
Preface | xiii |
Table B Chronology of Important Events | xxi |
Country Profile | xxxi |
SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE SPECIAL PERIOD | xxxiv |
Introduction | xlvii |
Health and Education | lv |
THE EARLY YEARS 14921520 | 6 |
TOWARD INDEPENDENCE 18681902 | 23 |
FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS | 207 |
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK | 221 |
MASS ORGANIZATIONS | 256 |
MASS MEDIA | 267 |
FOREIGN RELATIONS | 274 |
BACKGROUND OF THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMED | 287 |
MINISTRY OF THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMED FORCES | 295 |
THE MILITARY IN THE GOVERNMENT AND PARTY | 301 |
THE REPUBLIC 190259 | 34 |
THE CUBAN REVOLUTION 1959 | 64 |
PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS IN THE POSTSOVIET | 85 |
PHYSICAL AND NATURAL SETTING | 93 |
DEMOGRAPHY | 110 |
RACIAL COMPOSITION | 117 |
The Social Safety | 120 |
MASS ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIALIZATION | 124 |
RELIGION | 131 |
Remittances and Closer Bonds with the Émigré | 152 |
PERFORMANCE OF THE ECONOMY | 161 |
STRUCTURE OF THE ECONOMY | 179 |
THE UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION AT GUAN | 308 |
MINISTRY OF INTERIOR | 335 |
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT | 344 |
OUTLOOK | 362 |
157 | 375 |
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Jorge PérezLópez | 399 |
Glossary | 425 |
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| 446 | |
Contributors | 451 |
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