The Culture of Conflict in Modern Cuba

by Nicholas A. Robins

Conflict in Cuba is not new. Since early in the Caribbean nation's colonial history a small elite has used centralized power to rule for what they viewed as the common good. Officials often created monopolies which limited accountability, social mobility, fair play and economic development. This work traces this ethos, efforts to change it, and its manifestations in present-day Cuba.

The first of seven chapters discusses the history of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786414154
• ISBN13: 9780786414154
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher