{"product_id":"cuba-and-the-united-states-louis-a-prez-9780820324838","title":"Cuba and the United States: Ties of Singular Intimacy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOf 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Louis A. P駻ez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820324833\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820324838\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.05h x 6.04w x 0.89d","brand":"Louis A. P駻ez","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44120341414143,"sku":"9780820324838","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9154b8b4-73cf-4f90-8034-d0e23e592dd9.jpg?v=1687413800","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cuba-and-the-united-states-louis-a-prez-9780820324838","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}