Cuba and the United States: Ties of Singular Intimacy

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University of Georgia Press, 2003 - History - 336 pages
The Times Literary Supplement calls Louis A. Pérez Jr. "the foremost historian of Cuba writing in English." In this new edition of his acclaimed 1990 volume, he brings his expertise to bear on the history and direction of relations between Cuba and the United States.

Of all the peoples in Latin America, the author argues, none have been more familiar to the United States than Cubans--who in turn have come to know their northern neighbors equally well. Focusing on what President McKinley called "the ties of singular intimacy" linking the destinies of the two societies, Pérez examines the points at which they have made contact--politically, culturally, economically--and explores the dilemmas that proximity to the United States has posed to Cubans in their quest for national identity.

This edition has been updated to cover such developments of recent years as the renewed debate over American trade sanctions against Cuba, the Elián González controversy, and increased cultural exchanges between the two countries. Also included are a new preface and an updated bibliographical essay.

 

Contents

A Convergence of Interests
29
At the Crossroads
55
Intervention and Occupation
82
Context and Content of the Republic
113
The Purpose of Power
149
Stirrings of Nationality
170
Twilight Years
202
Revolution and Response
238
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About the author (2003)

Louis A. Pérez Jr. is J. Carlyle Sitterson Professor of History at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He is the author of many books, including The War of 1898 and On Becoming Cuban.

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