Cuba

by Joseph Stromberg

This island was once a clearing house for importing slaves into the New World. It later became one of the world's few remaining bastions of Marxism, proclaiming socio-economic equality. In both forms, Cuba has played a unique and dramatic role in American affairs. This presentation focuses on Cuba's economic and social upheaval, with special attention to how this has affected the United States.

The World's Political Hotspots Series explains the basis of conflicts in some of the world's most politically sensitive areas. Many of these regions are in today's headlines, and tensions recently have become violent in virtually all of them. Each presentation covers up to ten centuries of background, revealing how and why today's problems occur.

Genres: History, Politics

Audio CD

First published June 15, 2006

About the author

Joseph Stromberg is a research fellow at the Independent Institute and has held the JoAnn B. Rothbard chair in history at the Ludwig von Mises Institute. He received his BA and MA from Florida Atlantic University, and his further graduate work was completed at the University of Florida.

Reviews

[Mary Anne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brief history of Cuba, first under the control of Spain, and then the USA, until Castro liberated it. Would Cuba be a part of the USA like Puerto Rico if it were not for Castro? Or would it be like Haiti, ravaged by history and its looters?