Cuban Revelations: Behind the Scenes in Havana by Marc Frank (English) Hardcover

Description: Cuban Revelations by Marc Frank "Marc Frank is the best foreign journalist reporting from Cuba today. We now have a behind-the-scenes look at the changes large and small taking place as the Cuban revolution molts from Fidel to RaÃºl to the next generation."—Julia Sweig, author of Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know "A must-read book to grasp what has been happening in Cuba over the past ten years."—Wayne Smith, director of the Cuba Project, Center for International Policy "Frank enriches his fascinating reportage with his unparalleled access to expressive Cubans from all walks of life."—Richard Feinberg, University of California, San Diego "With a sharp eye for human detail and a clear understanding of what makes Cuba tick, Franks narrative bears eloquent, balanced, and always sensitive witness to the troubled trajectory of Cuba from the dark days of the 1990s economic collapse through to the challenging changes under RaÃºl. It genuinely gets inside the otherwise confusing system and society, and is all the more welcome for that."—Antoni Kapcia, coeditor of The Changing Dynamic of Cuban Civil Society "Gripping and insightful. It is rare indeed to find reporting as authoritative and well sourced as this about what remains an impenetrable and opaque regime."—Michael Reid, author of Forgotten Continent: The Battle for Latin Americas Soul As a U.S.-born journalist who has called Havana home for almost a quarter century, Mark Frank has observed in person the best days of the revolution, the fall of the Soviet bloc, the great depression of the 1990s, the stepping aside of Fidel Castro, and the reforms now being devised by his brother. In Cuban Revelations, Frank offers a first-hand account of daily life in Cuba at the turn of the twenty-first century, the start of a new and dramatic epoch for islanders and the Cuban diaspora. Examining the effects of U.S. policy toward Cuba, Frank analyzes why Cuba has entered an extraordinary, irreversible period of change and considers what the islands future holds. The enormous social engineering project taking place today under RaÃºls leadership is fraught with many dangers, and Cuban Revelations follows the new leaders efforts to overcome bureaucratic resistance and the fears of a populace that stand in his way. In addition, Frank offers a colorful chronicle of his travels across the islands many and varied provinces, sharing candid interviews with people from all walks of life. He takes the reader outside the capital to reveal how ordinary Cubans live and what they are thinking and feeling as fifty-year-old social and economic taboos are broken. He shares his honest and unbiased observations on extraordinary positive developments in social matters, like healthcare and education, as well as on the inefficiencies in the Cuban economy. Ultimately, Cuban Revelations is an objective account by a reporter who has lived with the Cubans for many years as their old world falls apart and they set about trying to build a new one. Marc Frank is a freelance journalist based in Cuba, who works for Thomson Reuters and the Financial Times, consults for ABC News, has contributed to the Economist and Argentinas ClarÃn, and is the author of Cuba Looks to the Year 2000. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "A vivid, engaging exploration of Cuban politics, culture and economic life."--America "Considerably deeper than much of the work on the subject. It takes on the challenge of describing whats in a black box with energy and candor."--VisitCuba.com "The most informative, accurate, insightful, detailed account available on twenty-first century Cuba."--HavanaTimes.org "Marc Frank is the best foreign journalist reporting from Cuba today. We now have a behind-the-scenes look at the changes large and small taking place as the Cuban revolution molts from Fidel to RaÚl to the next generation."--Julia Sweig, author of Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know"A must-read book to grasp what has been happening in Cuba over the past ten years."--Wayne Smith, director of the Cuba Project, Center for International Policy"Frank enriches his fascinating reportage with his unparalleled access to expressive Cubans from all walks of life."--Richard Feinberg, University of California, San Diego"With a sharp eye for human detail and a clear understanding of what makes Cuba tick, Franks narrative bears eloquent, balanced, and always sensitive witness to the troubled trajectory of Cuba from the dark days of the 1990s economic collapse through to the challenging changes under RaÚl. It genuinely gets inside the otherwise confusing system and society, and is all the more welcome for that."--Antoni Kapcia, coeditor of The Changing Dynamic of Cuban Civil Society"Gripping and insightful. It is rare indeed to find reporting as authoritative and well sourced as this about what remains an impenetrable and opaque regime."--Michael Reid, author of Forgotten Continent: The Battle for Latin Americas Soul As a U.S.-born journalist who has called Havana home for almost a quarter century, Mark Frank has observed in person the best days of the revolution, the fall of the Soviet bloc, the great depression of the 1990s, the stepping aside of Fidel Castro, and the reforms now being devised by his brother. In Cuban Revelations, Frank offers a first-hand account of daily life in Cuba at the turn of the twenty-first century, the start of a new and dramatic epoch for islanders and the Cuban diaspora. Examining the effects of U.S. policy toward Cuba, Frank analyzes why Cuba has entered an extraordinary, irreversible period of change and considers what the islands future holds. The enormous social engineering project taking place today under RaÚls leadership is fraught with many dangers, and Cuban Revelations follows the new leaders efforts to overcome bureaucratic resistance and the fears of a populace that stand in his way. In addition, Frank offers a colorful chronicle of his travels across the islands many and varied provinces, sharing candid interviews with people from all walks of life. He takes the reader outside the capital to reveal how ordinary Cubans live and what they are thinking and feeling as fifty-year-old social and economic taboos are broken. He shares his honest and unbiased observations on extraordinary positive developments in social matters, like healthcare and education, as well as on the inefficiencies in the Cuban economy. Ultimately, Cuban Revelations is an objective account by a reporter who has lived with the Cubans for many years as their old world falls apart and they set about trying to build a new one. Back Cover "Marc Frank is the best foreign journalist reporting from Cuba today. We now have a behind-the-scenes look at the changes large and small taking place as the Cuban revolution molts from Fidel to Ra Flap As a U.S.-born journalist who has called Havana home for almost a quarter century, Mark Frank has observed in person the best days of the revolution, the fall of the Soviet bloc, the great depression of the 1990s, the stepping aside of Fidel Castro, and the reforms now being devised by his brother. In Cuban Revelations , Frank offers a first-hand account of daily life in Cuba at the turn of the twenty-first century, the start of a new and dramatic epoch for islanders and the Cuban diaspora. Examining the effects of U.S. policy toward Cuba, Frank analyzes why Cuba has entered an extraordinary, irreversible period of change and considers what the islands future holds. The enormous social engineering project taking place today under Ra Author Biography Marc Frank is a U.S.-born journalist who has called Havana home for almost a quarter century. He has observed the best days of the revolution, the fall of the Soviet bloc, the great depression of the 1990s, the stepping aside of Fidel Castro, and the reforms now being devised by Raul. Review "A must-read. . . . Essential for a sharper grasp of Cuban-American relations and the role American politics plays in the sovereignty of this independent state."--Library Journal"A remarkably rich, gritty account of daily life today in the twilight of Caribbean socialism."--Foreign Affairs"An incisive, revealing portrait of a nation on the brink of transformation."--Booklist"Despite Cubas controlled media environment, Frank managed to open doors to information not readily available to others, a testament to his intrepid reporting."--Americas Quarterly"Excellent."--Tim Cole, British Ambassador to Cuba "[A] detailed investigation of Raul Castros reforms since his unexpected appointment to power in the summer of 2006."--New York Review of Books"Fascinating."--Katrina vanden Heuvel, Washington Post "Our top non-fiction pick. Cuban Revelations is a well-documented and insightful view of the last twenty-years in Cuban history."--Cuba Counterpoints "The most useful accounts, hands down, of contemporary Cuba."--CubaNews Review Quote "The most useful accounts, hands down, of contemporary Cuba."-- CubaNews Description for Bookstore An insiders view of the Castro brothers rule Details ISBN0813044650 Author Marc Frank Short Title CUBAN REVELATIONS Publisher University Press of Florida Language English ISBN-10 0813044650 ISBN-13 9780813044651 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2013 Imprint University Press of Florida Subtitle Behind the Scenes in Havana Place of Publication Florida Country of Publication United States Illustrations 3 maps Publication Date 2013-10-30 AU Release Date 2013-10-22 NZ Release Date 2013-10-22 UK Release Date 2013-10-22 Pages 336 Series Contemporary Cuba Alternative 9780813061818 DEWEY 327.7291073 Audience General US Release Date 2013-10-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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