Cuba (S.O.) (Marxist Regimes Series)

The history, society and political experience of Cuba from the colonial period to Castro’s regime are here presented in a brief but scholarly analysis. The achievements and shortcomings of Cuban socialism are significant for students of Marxist regimes.The changes in society noted here include policies aimed at eliminating racism, the emergence of a new family structure, changing marriage and divorce rates and internal and external migration. The ruling Cuban Communist Party is examined in detail—its leadership, membership and congresses up to the late 1980s. The 1976 Constitution, Organs of People’s Power at the national, provincial and municipal levels, elections, and the mass organizations are described. Two chapters are devoted to the economy—the major changes introduced by the new regime after 1959, the record of the 1960s and 1970s, and the problems faced by Cuba in the 1980s.Analyses of the regime’s domestic policies and international relations are presented, and a concluding chapter weaves together a succinct portrait of the state which has exerted an outstanding influence on Latin America and the Third World in general since the revolution in 1959.Notes, Bibliography, and Index included.