Cuba Between Blockade and Reform
As Cuba courts diaspora investment amid rolling blackouts and deepening crisis, these histories and analyses trace the revolutionary politics, US-Cuba diplomacy, and economic constraints shaping whether reform can actually take hold.
Optimized for books about understanding Cuba's political and economic history to make sense of its current reform push and energy crisis.
Cuba (winner of the Pulitzer Prize)Dr. Ada Ferrer, Ada FerrerAda Ferrer’s Pulitzer-winning history offers a rigorous, wide-angle account of Cuba’s revolutionary transformations and...Shelf signal: Cuban History
Cuba and the U.s. EmpireJane Franklin, Noam ChomskyFranklin and Chomsky situate Cuba within US empire and blockade dynamics, directly illuminating the geopolitical...Shelf signal: Cuban History
Back Channel to CubaWilliam M. LeoGrande, Peter KornbluhLeoGrande and Kornbluh trace the recent diplomatic opening and policy negotiations that shape how diaspora investment...Shelf signal: Cuban History
Cuba Since the Revolution of 1959Samuel FarberSamuel Farber provides a critical political economy perspective on post-1959 Cuba useful for evaluating proposed market...Shelf signal: Cuban History
The CubansAnthony DePalmaAnthony DePalma’s on-the-ground reporting offers vivid portraits of Cuban daily life, illustrating how energy failures...Shelf signal: Cuban History
Nuclear FollySerhii Plokhy, Keith Sellon-WrightSerhii Plokhy’s study of the missile crisis contextualizes how Cold War-era confrontations shaped enduring strategic...Shelf signal: Cold War History