Cuba and the United States: Ties of Singular Intimacy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780820324838)

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.

Author: Louis A. P駻ez
ISBN-10: 0820324833
ISBN-13: 9780820324838
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Language: English
Published: 03/03/2003
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.21lbs
Size: 9.05h x 6.04w x 0.89d