Cuba’s Military 1990–2005
Revolutionary Soldiers During Counter-Revolutionary Times
Authors: Klepak, H.
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- About this book
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This book is the first 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. It provides important historical and political contexts of the development and engagement of the military.
- About the authors
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Hal Klepak is a professor of history and warfare studies at the Royal Military College of Canada.
- Reviews
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'This is an outstanding, exhaustively researched study that is absolutely fundamental for an understanding of both the reality of contemporary Cuba and its future...This definitive work on Cuban defence policy and the role of the armed forces is essential reading for anybody seeking to analyze one of the most important features of revolutionary Cuba. The book reveals insightful analysis, detailed research, and a genuine flair for understanding and explaining the importance of the Cuban armed forces. A true classic in the field of Cuban Studies.' - John M. Kirk, Dalhousie University, Canada
'He [Hal Klepak] writes insightfully, prudently and well...He draws on a wealth of expereince from his scholarly study of military institutions to enable him to signal the particularity of the Cuban military in a Latin American perspective.' - Jorge I. Dominguez, Latin American Studes
'This volume is an invaluable work from an author who has both unrivalled knowledge of the Cuban Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias (the FAR) and clear admiration for their mixture of professionalism and commitment...Klepak has thus provided a necessary antidote to preconceptions and an exceptionally worthwhile service to our understanding of Cuba.' - Antoni Kapcia, New West Indian Guide
- Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Avant Propos
Pages 1-14
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Mambises Still? The Revolutionary Tradition in the Cuban Armed Forces
Pages 15-40
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The FAR up to the Special Period, 1959–1990: The Third World’s Most Impressive Armed Force?
Pages 41-54
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The Blows: The FAR Alone in a Cruel World
Pages 55-74
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“The Proof is in the Pudding”: The FAR and the Economy
Pages 75-102
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Cuba’s Military 1990–2005
- Book Subtitle
- Revolutionary Soldiers During Counter-Revolutionary Times
- Authors
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- H. Klepak
- Series Title
- Studies of the Americas
- Copyright
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan US
- Copyright Holder
- Hal Klepak
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-4039-8060-1
- DOI
- 10.1057/9781403980601
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-1-4039-7202-6
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-349-53336-7
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XI, 340
- Topics
