Guantanamo: A Working-Class History Between Empire and Revolution Volume 25 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780520255401)

Guant疣amo has become a symbol of what has gone wrong in the War on Terror. Yet Guant疣amo is more than a U.S. naval base and prison in Cuba, it is a town, and our military occupation there has required more than soldiers and sailors--it has required workers. This revealing history of the women and men who worked on the U.S. naval base in Guant疣amo Bay tells the story of U.S.-Cuban relations from a new perspective, and at the same time, shows how neocolonialism, empire, and revolution transformed the lives of everyday people. Drawing from rich oral histories and little-explored Cuban archives, Jana K. Lipman analyzes how the Cold War and the Cuban revolution made the naval base a place devoid of law and accountability. The result is a narrative filled with danger, intrigue, and exploitation throughout the twentieth century. Opening a new window onto the history of U.S. imperialism in the Caribbean and labor history in the region, her book tells how events in Guant疣amo and the base created an ominous precedent likely to inform the functioning of U.S. military bases around the world.

Author: Jana K. Lipman
ISBN-10: 0520255402
ISBN-13: 9780520255401
Publisher: University of California Press
Language: English
Published: 12/02/2008
Pages: 344
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 8.82h x 6.10w x 0.84d

Review Citation(s):
London Review of Books 03/26/6009 pg. 23
Choice 11/01/2009