El socialismo y el hombre en Cuba es una carta enviada por Ernesto Che Guevara a Carlos Quijano, director del Semanario Marcha. Se publicó el 12 de marzo de 1965, bajo el título «Desde Argelia, para Marcha, La Revolución Cubana Hoy». Carlos Quijano (abogado, político y ensayista, fundador y director del mencionado semanario uruguayo, nació en Montevideo el 21 de marzo de 1900 y murió en México el 10 de junio de 1984). En la edición original Quijano añadió la siguiente nota: «Che Guevara envió esta carta a Marcha desde Argelia. Este documento es de la más significativa importancia, especialmente en aras de entender el objetivo y la meta de la Revolución cubana, visto por uno de los principales actores en el proceso. Las tesis presentadas son un intento por provocar debate y, al mismo tiempo, ofrecer una nueva perspectiva sobre una de las presentes fundamentaciones del pensamiento socialista.» El 5 de noviembre de 1965, volvió a publicarse y se presentó con el rótulo de «exclusiva: una nota especial del Che Guevara». Se explicaba que los lectores de Marcha en Argentina no podieron leer la publicación original. La semana en que ésta apareció por primera vez, la revista se prohibió en Buenos Aires.

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1990s' Cuban literature, caught between a beleaguered socialism and an encroaching global capitalism.

The Che Handbook gives new life to the values and thinking of the Che Guevara behind the legend, a man who was at once sensitive, passionate, and determined to pursue his socialist dreams to their conclusion. A unique collection of intimate photographs and Che's own words, this book provides an accessible and authentic portrait of one of the most significant revolutionary figures of the 20th century. The Che Handbook includes: --Over 250 images, many never published before --More than 100 quotations from Che Guevara's writings, personal correspondence, and speeches --Newly-published interviews with Che's close friends and allies --A collection of remarkable iconic posters and artwork --A time-line giving the chronology of Che's life and career --A map of Che's revolutionary route through Cuba --Essays discussing the key moments of Che's life

This is the first book in more than three decades to offer a complete and chronological history of revolutionary Cuba, including the years of rebellion that led to the revolution. Beginning with Batista’s coup in 1952, which catalyzed the rebels, and bringing the reader to the present-day transformations initiated by Raúl Castro, Luis Martínez-Fernández provides a balanced interpretive synthesis of the major topics of contemporary Cuban history. Expertly weaving the myriad historic, social, and political forces that shaped the island nation during this period, Martínez-Fernández examines the circumstances that allowed the revolution to consolidate in the early 1960s, the Soviet influence throughout the latter part of the Cold War, and the struggle to survive the catastrophic Special Period of the 1990s after the collapse of the U.S.S.R. He tackles the island’s chronic dependence on sugar production, which started with the plantations centuries ago and continues to shape culture and society. He analyzes the revolutionary pendulum that continues to swing between idealism and pragmatism, focusing on its effects on the everyday lives of the Cuban people, and—bucking established trends in Cuban scholarship—Martínez-Fernández systematically integrates the Cuban diaspora into the larger discourse of the revolution. Concise, well written, and accessible, this book is an indispensable survey of the history and themes of the socialist revolution that forever changed Cuba and the world.

Cuban Studies has been published annually by the University of Pittsburgh Press since 1985. Founded in 1970, it is the preeminent journal for scholarly work on Cuba. Each volume includes articles in both English and Spanish, a large book review section, and an exhaustive compilation of recent works in the field. Widely praised for its interdisciplinary approach and trenchant analysis of an array of topics, each volume features the best scholarship in the humanities and social sciences. Cuban Studies 37 includes articles on environmental law, economics, African influence in music, irreverent humor in postrevolutionary fiction, international education flow between the United States and Cuba, and poetry, among others. Beginning with volume 34 (2003), the publication is available electronically through Project MUSE®, an award-winning online database of full-text scholarly journals. More information can be found at http://muse.jhu.edu/publishers/pitt_press/.

Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. Ongoing conflicts between neoliberal and post-neoliberal politics have resulted in growing social instability in Latin America. This book explores the cultural dynamics of neoliberalism and anti-neoliberal resistance in Latin America as a complex set of interrelated cultural forms, examining the ways in which neoliberalism has transformed public discourses of self and social relationships, popular cultures and modes of everyday experience. Contributors from an international range of different disciplinary perspectives look at how Latin Americans construct subjectivities, build communities and make meaning in their everyday lives in order to analyse the discourses and cultural practices through which a societal consensus for the pursuit of neoliberal politics may be established, defended and contested.