Description
What does the Cuban Revolution look like "from within?" This volume proposes that scholars and observers of Cuba have too long looked elsewhere-from the United States to the Soviet Union-to write the island's post-1959 history. Drawing on previously unexamined archives, the contributors explore the dynamics of sociopolitical inclusion and exclusion during the Revolution's first two decades. They foreground the experiences of Cubans of all walks of life, from ordinary citizens and bureaucrats to artists and political leaders, in their interactions with and contributions to the emerging revolutionary state. In essays on agrarian reform, the environment, dance, fashion, and more, contributors enrich our understanding of the period beginning with the utopic mobilizations of the early 1960s and ending with the 1980 Mariel boatlift. In so doing, they offer new perspectives on the Revolution that are fundamentally driven by developments on the island. Bringing together new historical research with comparative and methodological reflections on the challenges of writing about the Revolution, The Revolution from Within highlights the political stakes attached to Cuban history after 1959.
Contributors. Michael J. Bustamante, Maria A. Cabrera Arus, Maria del Pilar Diaz Castanon, Ada Ferrer, Alejandro de la Fuente, Reinaldo Funes Monzote, Lillian Guerra, Jennifer L. Lambe, Jorge Macle Cruz, Christabelle Peters, Rafael Rojas, Elizabeth Schwall, Abel Sierra Madero
About the Author
Michael J. Bustamante is Assistant Professor of History at Florida International University.
Jennifer L. Lambe is Assistant Professor of History at Brown University and author of Madhouse: Psychiatry and Politics in Cuban History.
Reviews
"The Revolution Within is a groundbreaking collection of essays that is ideal for undergraduates, graduate students, and all scholars of Cuba and Latin American revolutions who are looking for a new and in-depth take on 1959 and its legacies. Its historiographic intervention into using known and little-known sources, decentering the United States, and highlighting continuities over ruptures makes it a must-read for studying Cuba in the twenty-first century." -- Devyn Spence Benson * H-LatAm, H-Net Reviews *
"Some of the best historical scholarship on the Cuban Revolution to date.... This book may not provide any startling or new revelations or dramatically overturn what we already know. But its essays contain important methodological themes, creative uses of sources, and valuable insights. In the process, we arrive at a far richer and more complex account of the first two decades of the Cuban Revolution." -- Michelle Chase * The Americas *
"This volume is particularly suitable for students and scholars who seek to understand the causes and effects of the Cuban Revolution, not only within the island but around the world. The essayists eloquently and persuasively develop their theses in a logical, objective way to present a multiplicity of historical perspectives so that readers can interpret the revolution in a panoramic manner." -- William O. Deaver Jr. * Journal of Global South Studies *
"The opening chapter by the editors gives us one of the most comprehensive, astute, and objective surveys of the evolving, variable, and always argumentative literature on post-1959 Cuba.... Several contributions stand out for their scope, insight, or novelty.... [Revolution from Within] adds much to our understanding of history in and about Cuba." -- Antoni Kapcia * Hispanic American Historical Review *
"This book is a welcome and meaningful addition to contemporary Cuban studies.... The subjects covered are original and approached in methodologically interesting and innovative ways, and the diversity and nuance of historical thought in this book allow the reader to find their own path into Cuban history and Revolution(s)." -- Isabel Story * Journal of Latin American Studies *
Book Information
ISBN 9781478002963
Author Michael J. Bustamante
Format Paperback
Page Count 344
Imprint Duke University Press
Publisher Duke University Press
Weight(grams) 476g
Contributors. Michael J. Bustamante, Maria A. Cabrera Arus, Maria del Pilar Diaz Castanon, Ada Ferrer, Alejandro de la Fuente, Reinaldo Funes Monzote, Lillian Guerra, Jennifer L. Lambe, Jorge Macle Cruz, Christabelle Peters, Rafael Rojas, Elizabeth Schwall, Abel Sierra Madero
About the Author
Michael J. Bustamante is Assistant Professor of History at Florida International University.
Jennifer L. Lambe is Assistant Professor of History at Brown University and author of Madhouse: Psychiatry and Politics in Cuban History.
Reviews
"The Revolution Within is a groundbreaking collection of essays that is ideal for undergraduates, graduate students, and all scholars of Cuba and Latin American revolutions who are looking for a new and in-depth take on 1959 and its legacies. Its historiographic intervention into using known and little-known sources, decentering the United States, and highlighting continuities over ruptures makes it a must-read for studying Cuba in the twenty-first century." -- Devyn Spence Benson * H-LatAm, H-Net Reviews *
"Some of the best historical scholarship on the Cuban Revolution to date.... This book may not provide any startling or new revelations or dramatically overturn what we already know. But its essays contain important methodological themes, creative uses of sources, and valuable insights. In the process, we arrive at a far richer and more complex account of the first two decades of the Cuban Revolution." -- Michelle Chase * The Americas *
"This volume is particularly suitable for students and scholars who seek to understand the causes and effects of the Cuban Revolution, not only within the island but around the world. The essayists eloquently and persuasively develop their theses in a logical, objective way to present a multiplicity of historical perspectives so that readers can interpret the revolution in a panoramic manner." -- William O. Deaver Jr. * Journal of Global South Studies *
"The opening chapter by the editors gives us one of the most comprehensive, astute, and objective surveys of the evolving, variable, and always argumentative literature on post-1959 Cuba.... Several contributions stand out for their scope, insight, or novelty.... [Revolution from Within] adds much to our understanding of history in and about Cuba." -- Antoni Kapcia * Hispanic American Historical Review *
"This book is a welcome and meaningful addition to contemporary Cuban studies.... The subjects covered are original and approached in methodologically interesting and innovative ways, and the diversity and nuance of historical thought in this book allow the reader to find their own path into Cuban history and Revolution(s)." -- Isabel Story * Journal of Latin American Studies *
Book Information
ISBN 9781478002963
Author Michael J. Bustamante
Format Paperback
Page Count 344
Imprint Duke University Press
Publisher Duke University Press
Weight(grams) 476g
