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How things fall apart : what happened to the Cuban revolution /

"In How Things Fall Apart Elizabeth Dore reveals the decay of the Cuban political system through the lives of seven ordinary Cuban citizens. Born in the 1970s and 1980s, they recount how their lives changed over a tumultuous stretch of thirty-five years: first when Fidel Castro opened the count...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dore, Elizabeth (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2023.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"In How Things Fall Apart Elizabeth Dore reveals the decay of the Cuban political system through the lives of seven ordinary Cuban citizens. Born in the 1970s and 1980s, they recount how their lives changed over a tumultuous stretch of thirty-five years: first when Fidel Castro opened the country to tourism following the fall of the Soviet bloc; then when Rau̹l Castro allowed market forces to operate; and finally when President Trump's tightening of the US embargo combined with the COVID-19 pandemic caused economic collapse. With warmth and humanity, they describe learning to survive in an environment where a tiny minority has grown rich, the great majority has been left behind, and inequality has destroyed the very things that used to give meaning to Cubans' lives. In this book, everyday Cubans illuminate their own stories and the slow and agonizing decline of the Cuban Revolution"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (341 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1478027304
9781478027300