{"product_id":"cuba-in-a-global-context-catherine-krull-9780813049106","title":"Cuba in a Global Context: International Relations, Internationalism, and Transnationalism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCuba in a Global Context\u003c\/i\u003e examines the unlikely prominence of the island nation's geopolitical role. The contributors to this volume explore the myriad ways in which Cuba has not only maintained but often increased its reach and influence in Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the beginning, the Castro regime established a foreign policy that would legitimize the revolutionary government, if not in the eyes of the United States at least in the eyes of other global actors. The essays in this volume shed new light on Cuban diplomacy with communist China as well as with Western governments such as Great Britain and Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn recent years, Cubans have improved their lives in the face of the ongoing U.S. embargo. The promotion of increased economic and political cooperation between Cuba and Venezuela served as a catalyst for the Petrocaribe group. Links established with countries in the Caribbean and Central America have increased tourism, medical diplomacy, and food sovereignty across the region. Cuban transnationalism has also succeeded in creating people-to-people contacts involving those who have remained on the island and members of the Cuban diaspora. While the specifics of Cuba's international relations are likely to change as new leaders take over, the role of Cubans working to assert their sovereignty has undoubtedly impacted every corner of the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Catherine Krull\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813049105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813049106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.50w x 1.10d","brand":"Catherine Krull","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48013795852543,"sku":"9780813049106","price":74.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ac2c877e-d915-46fe-9fff-47b6ae8ad55b.jpg?v=1767744822","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cuba-in-a-global-context-catherine-krull-9780813049106","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}