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This book will give you a very good overview of Cuban history and politics. If all you know about the island is that the U.S. has an embargo on it and something about a bearded guy called Fidel, then you really need to read this book. If you think Che Guevara is just some guy on a tee shirt, you need to read this book.
Sweig makes this book very accessible to readers by using a nice question and answer format. The book is arranged somewhat chronologically. I say "somewhat" because, on the one ha ...more
Sweig makes this book very accessible to readers by using a nice question and answer format. The book is arranged somewhat chronologically. I say "somewhat" because, on the one ha ...more