Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Cuba's ties to a changing world Cuba's ties to a changing world Donna Rich Kaplowitz "Collection of 14 essays by specialists on Cuba's economic and political ties with China, Japan, the Middle East, the United Kingdom, the European Community, the former Soviet Union, Brazil, Canada, … OL18323528W
Open for business Open for business Richard E. Feinberg "Open for Business: Building the New Cuban Economy examines the island's still stagnant sectors and market-driven changes under way as the country takes its early steps toward a more dynamic growth m… OL20040009W
Live by the sword Live by the sword Gus Russo Humiliated at the Bay of Pigs, John and Robert Kennedy sought desperately to eliminate Castro. Their strategies for overthrowing the Cuban leader were so elaborate and bizarre, they could only engend… OL2025874W
Covering Castro Covering Castro Jay Mallin "A good account of the vicissitudes, fascination, and dangers of covering Fidel Castro; author says, in the end, 'it has been highly satisfying.' Book contains good material on Cuba's foreign adventu… OL2043676W
The Cuban embargo The Cuban embargo Patrick Jude Haney "The Cuban Embargo examines the changing politics of U.S. policy toward Cuba over the more than four decades since the revolution, from the powerful Cuban American National Foundation and the Reagan … OL2630994W
Bay of Pigs (Pivotal Moments in American History) Bay of Pigs (Pivotal Moments in American History) Howard Jones Jones provides a concise, incisive, and dramatic account of President Eisenhower's disastrous attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro. He deftly examines the train of missteps and self-deceptions that led … OL4116759W
Deadly secrets Deadly secrets Warren Hinckle The fantastic story of the U.S.'s undeclared war against Cuba, including an expanded section on the CIA's role in the assassination of JFK. "Deadly Secrets is a warning as well as terribly exciting r… OL4133456W
Conflicting missions Conflicting missions Piero Gleijeses "Conflicting Missions is an account of Cuban policy in Africa from 1959 to 1976 and of its escalating clash with U.S. policy toward the continent. Piero Gleijeses's fast-paced narrative takes the re… OL4447526W