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Author:

Gonzalez, Edward

Title:

Cuban exiles on the trade embargo : interviews / Edward J. Gonz©Łlez ; foreword by Elisabeth C. Aiken.

Publisher:

McFarland,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

ix, 186 p. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Economic sanctions, American--Cuba.
United States--Commerce--Cuba.
Cuba--Commerce--United States.
Cuba--Economic conditions--1990-
Cuba--Social conditions--1959-
Embargo

Notes:

Includes index.

Contents:

Cuba up to Fidel Castro -- Castro's Cuba -- Echenique -- MJ -- Elpidio -- La Pe©ła -- Dr. Beato -- Teresita -- Travel and funds -- Padre Armando Llorente -- Cullowhee Methodist Church -- NPR -- Ricardo and Laura Estella -- Jovenes (the younger generation) -- Las monjas (the nuns) -- Politics: the impact of the Helms-Burton Act -- Larry -- Loss of a Cuban hero.

Summary:

"The American embargo against Cuba is one of the most enduring anti-trade agreements in human history. This unique work draws upon interviews with Cuban exiles to provide an extensive look at the embargo's effects on the Cuban people, and an evaluation of its diminishing role as an effective political tool"--Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0786430435 (softcover : alk. paper)
9780786430437 (softcover : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)134992538

LCCN:

2007021348

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)