| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 340 pages) |
| Series |
Studies of the Americas |
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Studies of the Americas.
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| Contents |
Avant Propos -- Mambises Still? The Revolutionary Tradition in the Cuban Armed Forces -- The FAR up to the Special Period, 1959-1990: The Third World's Most Impressive Armed Force? -- The Blows: The FAR Alone in a Cruel World -- "The Proof is in the Pudding": The FAR and the Economy -- The FAR and the United States: Confidence Building in Limited but Important Sectors -- Cuba, the FAR, and Other Countries: Has the Search for Friends Brought Results? -- The Context for the FAR at Home-Malaise sans fin? -- The FAR and the Politics of "No Transition": But Who Else? -- The Military Defense of Cuba: But Can the FAR still Deter? |
| Summary |
Provides an examination of the Cuban military in the context of Cuba's political and economic challenges in the aftermath of the collapse of the USSR, and therefore of Soviet economic, political and psychological support. This book does so by providing historical and political contexts of the development and engagement of the military |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-332) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Armed Forces
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armed forces.
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International relations -- Latin America.
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HISTORY.
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Politics and Government.
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Armed Forces
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| SUBJECT |
Cuba -- History, Military
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Cuba -- Armed Forces -- History
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| Subject |
Cuba
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Military history
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781403980601 |
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1403980608 |
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9781403972026 |
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1403972028 |
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1281368768 |
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9781281368768 |
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9786611368760 |
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6611368760 |
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