Notes

Translated from Italian
“This concise history, which begins with the seizing of independence in 1898 and reaches to the present day, synthesizes the events that have made Cuba a singular case in the history of communism”--Back cover
Table of contents includes: From independence to the revolution -- Caribbean socialism -- Internationalism and choosing sides -- Economic growth and the Soviet model -- New road -- Embargo, the fall of the USSR, and economic openness