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Helen Yaffe

We Are Cuba!: How a Revolutionary People Have Survived in a Post-Soviet World

We Are Cuba!: How a Revolutionary People Have Survived in a Post-Soviet World

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In the aftermath of the fall of the Soviet Union, Cuba faced an economic crisis that decimated its economy. Helen Yaffe's book examines how Cuba survived while the rest of the Soviet bloc crumbled, drawing on archival research and interviews with Cuban leaders, thinkers, and activists. She shows how Cuba has been gradually introducing select market reforms, which some believe herald a return to capitalism. Yaffe examines key domestic initiatives, including the creation of a leading biotechnological industry, energy revolution, and medical internationalism, and why the revolution will continue post-Castro. This is a fresh, compelling account of Cubas socialist revolution and the challenges it faces today.

Format: Hardback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 04 February 2020
Publisher: Yale University Press


In the aftermath of the fall of the Soviet Union, Cuba faced the onset of a crisis that devastated its economy. Helen Yaffe delves into the remarkable developments that transpired during and beyond this period. Drawing on extensive archival research and engaging interviews with Cuban leaders, thinkers, and activists, this book presents the first-ever account of how Cuba managed to survive while the rest of the Soviet bloc crumbled.

Yaffe explores how Cuba has been gradually implementing select market reforms. While the government asserts that these measures are necessary to sustain its socialist system, many others perceive them as heralding a return to capitalism. By examining key domestic initiatives, such as the establishment of one of the world's leading biotechnological industries, its energy revolution, and medical internationalism, alongside recent economic reforms, Yaffe sheds light on why the Cuban revolution is likely to persist post-Castro.

This is a fresh and compelling account of Cuba's socialist revolution and the challenges it currently faces. It provides valuable insights into the country's economic and political landscape, offering a comprehensive understanding of its past and present.

Weight: 744g
Dimension: 166 x 240 x 34 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780300230031

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