Short History of Revolutionary Cuba

Few island nations have stirred the soul like Cuba. From Hemingway''s intoxicating Havana to Ry Cooder''s Buena Vista Social Club, outsiders have persistently been fascinated by Cuba for its music (jazz to rumba), its rich literature, its art and dance (danzón to mambo) and perhaps above all for its bold experiment of a socialist revolution in action. Antoni Kapcia shows how the thaw in relations ...