The United States and Cuba: Intimate Enemies Contributor(s): Pérez-Stable, Marifeli (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415804515 ISBN-13: 9780415804516 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $42.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General |
Dewey: 327.730 |
LCCN: 2010030552 |
Series: Contemporary Inter-American Relations |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.70 lbs) 224 pages |
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Publisher Description: A great power and a weaker, rival neighbor can eventually have normal relations. Prior to 1959, Cuba and the United States didn't have a mutually beneficial and respectful relationship, and amid the Cold War, Cuba's alliance with the Soviet Union made U.S.-Cuba normality even more elusive. What the United States and Cuba now face is relating to each other as normally as possible, a task made all the more difficult by the shadow of the Cold War. After 1989, regime change returned to the heart of U.S.-Cuba policy, a major obstacle for Washington-Havana dialogue. In turn, Cuban leaders have generally shirked their responsibility to do their part to ease the fifty-year enmity with the United States. This book systematically covers the background of U.S.-Cuban relations after the Cold War and explores tensions that extend into the twenty-first century. The author explores the future of this strained relationship under Obama's presidency and in a post-Castro Cuba. |