Cuba - 5th Edition by Jaime Suchlicki (Paperback)

About the Book

A history of Cuba and its tenuous relationship with the United States

Book Synopsis

In Jaime Suchlicki's engaging style, Cuba: From Columbus to Castro and Beyond provides a detailed and sophisticated understanding of the Cuba of yesterday, today, and tomorrow. In addition to its concise narrative history, CUBA details the current political climate, economy, and the regime's future. Suchlicki discusses the domestic and international events that have affected this island nation in recent years. This highly readable history is perfect for students, travelers, and anyone else who seeks to understand more about Cuba and its people.

Review Quotes

A readable and concise, but thorough and scholarly, account of historical events in Cuba . . . . A very useful addition to the literature.

Detailed and sophisticated, written in a vivid style . . . well-balanced and objective."

Here is what students and teachers have long been waiting for: a concise, admirable lucid history of the island from Columbus up to and including the new revolutionary Cuban state of our days.

"Detailed and sophisticated, written in a vivid style . . . well-balanced and objective." -Carmelo Mesa-Lago, Center for Latin American Studies, University of Pittsburgh