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Cuba and Revolutionary Latin America by Dirk Kruijt (Zed Books £13.99)
THE TRIUMPH of the Cuban revolution brought an end to the island as a hotbed of US tropical pleasure and promiscuity and gave a serious tweak to the beak of the American eagle.
Everything in Cuba changed and in this book Dirk Kruijt provides a superb overview of US-Cuban relations from the late 18th century onwards, the powerful story of Cuba’s struggle for liberation from the Batista dictatorship, its transition towards socialism and the pivotal role of veteran fighters in shaping Cuba’s destiny until the first decade of the 21st century.
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