We Are Cuba! - Helen Yaffe

The extraordinary account of the Cuban people's struggle for survival in a post-Soviet n world n n In the aftermath of the fall of the Soviet Union, Cuba faced the start of a crisis that decimated n its economy. Helen Yaffe examines the astonishing developments that took place during and n beyond this period. Drawing on archival research and interviews with Cuban leaders, n thinkers, and activists, this book tells for the first time the remarkable story of how Cuba n survived while the rest of the Soviet bloc crumbled. n n Yaffe shows how Cuba has been gradually introducing select market reforms. While the n government claims that these are necessary to sustain its socialist system, many others n believe they herald a return to capitalism. Examining key domestic initiatives including the n creation of one of the world's leading biotechnological industries, its energy revolution, and n medical internationalism alongside recent economic reforms, Yaffe shows why the revolution n will continue post-Castro. n n This is a fresh, compelling account of Cuba's socialist revolution and the challenges it faces n today. n