Rebel Lands of Cuba is popular PDF and ePub book, written by Joanna Swanger in 2015-05-06, it is a fantastic choice for those who relish reading online the History genre. Let's immerse ourselves in this engaging History book by exploring the summary and details provided below. Remember, Rebel Lands of Cuba can be Read Online from any device for your convenience.
Rebel Lands of Cuba Book PDF Summary
The book is a comparative history of twentieth-century Cuban campesinos in two regions in Cuba marked by extreme differences in race, gender, and land tenure: Oriente and Escambray. It explores the ways these differences articulated with state formation from the pre-revolutionary period of 1934-1959 and then 1959-1974 and seeks to explain why campesinos in Escambray, having been active in the insurrection against Batista, later turned to stage a massive counter-revolution against the government headed by Fidel Castro. Although campesinos in both regions had been equally ignored by pre-1959 governments for different reasons, they developed two distinct understandings of what the role of the state should be in response to political neglect. Rich archival sources—many of which have not been accessed previously—document the unique shape of land struggles in each region in the 1930s through the 1950s. The author argues that because of the way race and gender and a collectivist land tenure tradition in Oriente mapped nicely onto the goals of the 1959 Revolution, Oriente became a kind of revolutionary showcase. In Escambray, on the other hand, a construct of white masculinity, tied to private property ownership, directly contravened the goals of the Revolution, which fueled the counter-revolution and also led to brutal state repression in the area.
Detail Book of Rebel Lands of Cuba PDF
- Author : Joanna Swanger
- Release : 06 May 2015
- Publisher : Lexington Books
- ISBN : 9781498506601
- Genre : History
- Total Page : 325 pages
- Language : English
- PDF File Size : 7,7 Mb
If you're still pondering over how to secure a PDF or EPUB version of the book Rebel Lands of Cuba by Joanna Swanger, don't worry! All you have to do is click the 'Get Book' buttons below to kick off your Download or Read Online journey. Just a friendly reminder: we don't upload or host the files ourselves.