Sport in Cuba: The Diamond in the Rough

by Paula J. Pettavino and Geralyn Pye

No aspect of Cuban life more clearly epitomizes their government's emphasis on image-building and individual participation than the system of physical culture and competitive athletics. Indeed the Cuban record in international athletics is the most universally recognized success of the communist revolution, as indicated by the Cuban arrival in the 1972 Olympics and the 1991 Pan-American Games, when Cuba beat the United States in the gold medal tally,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822955121
• ISBN13: 9780822955122
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"