Latin America in the Era of the Cuban Revolution and Beyond, 3rd Edition

Nonfiction, History, Americas, Central America, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International

• Author: Thomas C. Wright
• ISBN: 9781440857683
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication: January 18, 2018
• Imprint: Praeger
• Language: English

An in-depth explanation of how the Cuban Revolution dictated Latin American politics and U.S.-Latin American relations from the 1950s to the present, including widespread democratization and the rise of the "Pink Tide."

• Explains how and why Fidel Castro established communism in Cuba, his motivations for taking Cuba into the Soviet camp, and the consequences of both of these actions

• Documents how the repression, dictatorships, and human rights violations of the 1970s and 1980s were unanticipated outcomes of the Cuban Revolution

• Clarifies the often confusing and contradictory trends in Latin American political history from the 1950s to the present

• Examines the "Pink Tide" of recent leftist governments, including those of Hugo Chávez in Venezuela and Evo Morales in Bolivia