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Societies Without Borders 2 (2007) 131–152 www.brill.nl/swb S W B “If That Is Heaven, We Would Rather Go to Hell”: Contextualizing US–Cuba Relations Luis E. Rumbaut a) and Rubén G. Rumbaut b) a) Cuban American Alliance Education Fund, Washington, DC, USA; b) University of California, Irvine, California, USA Received 25 July 2006; accepted 10 August 2006 Abstract The history of Cuba is one of conquest and rebellion. Since the arrival of Columbus, it has had two colonial masters: Spain and the United States. Spain, aft er the collapse of its empire, ceased to be a threat to the peoples of America. Now, the Spanish are among the principal investors in Cuba, and make up a high percentage of tourists to the island. The United States, engaged in empire-building as sole superpower and continuing to pursue a half-century-old policy of regime change in Cuba, is still seen by the Cubans as the greatest threat to their independence and sovereignty. This article reviews the history of relations between the two countries, seeking to contextualize their social origins and political evolution, concluding that an improvement in relations is unlikely absent a profound change in the political economy of either country, or
Societies Without Borders – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2007
Keywords: FIDEL CASTRO; US-CUBA RELATIONS; US IMPERIALISM; JOSE MARTI; CUBA; SPANISH COLONIALISM; HATUEY; PLATT AMENDMENT
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