The Cuban Revolution and Latin America

Boris Goldenberg

Part 1. Latin America: A Continent in Ferment 1. Introduction 2. Underdevelopment 3. ‘Misdevelopment’ and ‘Imperialism’ 4. Problems of the Latin American Economy 5. Latin American Society: A Glance Through a Kaleidoscope 6. Remarks About the Latin American State 7. Militarism and Catholicism in Latin America 8. The Intellectuals 9. Latin American Revolutions Before Castro Part 2. Background of the Revolution in Cuba 10. The Historic Roots of the Cuban Revolution 11. Cuba’s Economy and Society 12. Castro’s Road to Power Part 3. The Development of the Cuban Revolution 13. The Honeymoon of the Revolution 14. The Emergence of Contradictions 15. The Road to Socialism 16. Achievements of the Revolution 1959–61 17. Opposition and Invasion 18. Towards Normalisation of the Cuban Revolution 19. The Year 1962: Unplanned Events in the Year of Planning 20. 1963: At the Threshold of Socialist Construction 21. After Five Years: Past and Future 22. Analysis of the Cuban Revolution Part 4. The Struggle for Latin America 23. The Impact of Castro 24. The United States Between Monroe and Moscow 25. 1962–63: Years of Indecision 26. Reform or Revolution