“Terrific background, keen insight and an evenhanded critical distance distinguish Erikson’s fine work.”—Kirkus Revi...
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Nov 10, 2010
Frank
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We appear to be on the edge of significant change in US-Cuba relations and to best understand what has happened, this is a must-read. Erikson weaves together the many odd and discordant aspects of Cuban-American relations: exiles in Miami and elsewhere in the world, the internal dissident movement in Cuba, the role of Hugo Chavez (which cannot be underestimated) and White House after White House that has failed to properly focus on Fidel and the threat he poses. What I found particularly fascina
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Jan 31, 2010
Kim
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I read this just before I made a (legal) trip to Cuba. It provided a clear and concise overview of the history of US-Cuba relations. No matter how you spin it, the US' policy toward Cuba since Kennedy is frivilous, inhumane and hypocritical. You don't have to have a positive opinion of Castro or his policies to reach that conclusion -- the facts are that Cubans have more democracy than the Chinese, better health care than millions of Americans and a better educational system than most countrie
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Sep 08, 2010
Yamile
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Erikson does a great job of bringing the different angles of current Cuban/American conflicts to light, yet his explanation of a movement to end the embargo outside the Cuban-American community is really lacking. He does not focus as much on this push to bring Cuban/American relations closer.
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