The United States and the Origins of the Cuban Revolution : An Empire of Liberty in an Age of National Liberation

Jules Benjamin argues convincingly that modern conflicts between Cuba and the United States stem from a long history of U.S. hegemony and Cuban resistance. He shows what difficulties the smaller country encountered because of U.S. efforts first to make it part of an "empire of liberty" and later to dominate it by economic methods, and he analyzes the kind of misreading of ardent nationalism that continues to plague U.S. policymaking. Jack Lane - The Journal of American History Benjamin has produced a superb study in the genre of American domination of a Caribbean nation. Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1 The Era of Inevitable Gravitation: The United States and Colonial Cuba 2 The Crusade against Autocracy: The Ending of Spanish Rule 3 The Semi-Sovereign Republic of Cuba 4 The Contradictions of Constitutionalism, Nationalism, and Corruption 5 Embracing Dictatorship: The United States and Batista 6 Shunning Dictatorship: The United States and Batista 7 Radical Nationalism Resists Gravitation 8 Social Revolution Breaks the Tie 9 Conclusion Bibliography Index Argues that modern conflicts between Cuba and the United States stem from a long history of US hegemony and Cuban resistance. This title shows what difficulties the smaller country encountered because of US efforts first to make it part of an 'empire of liberty' and later to dominate it by economic methods.