A Cultural History of the Cuban Revolution

This is a chronological account of the cultural history of the Cuban Revolution from 1959 to 2022, examining Cuban revolutionary culture and the control of it by the state. It is a cultural history guidebook about one of the most significant historical events in Latin America in the 20th and 21st centuries, using the most up-to-date sources.

Autorentext

Guy Baron is Senior Lecturer at Aberystwyth University, where he teaches modules in Cuban history and culture, and he has been researching in the field of Cuban studies for 23 years. He has published widely in the area of Cuban studies, including the monograph Gender in Cuban Cinema(2011) and the edited volume The Cinema of Cuba(2017).

Antonio Néstor Álvarez Pitaluga is Senior Professor at the National University of Costa Rica and formerly Professor of Cuban Culture and History at the University of Havana. His publications include the widely acclaimed Revolución, hegemonía y poder. Cuba 1895-1898 (2012).

Inhalt
Contents: 19591961: The Rise of the Forgotten 19611968: Epic and Frenzy 19681971: Before the Storm 19711980: Days without Flowers 19801990: The Truncated Rebirth 19902000: A Special Period 20002016: Culture of Today, History of Tomorrow 20162022: Heading Back in Time.