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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This is an accessible and well researched account by Gott."—Richard Lapper, Financial Times
"Written with verve and scholarship, Cuba: A New History isthe best history yet of this beautiful West Indian Island."—Ian Thomson, Saturday Telegraph
"Richard Gott’s invaluable Cuba: A New History dispelsmany convenient myths."—Adam Feinstein, The Guardian
"An excellent addition to Hugh Thomas’s classic Cuba and other more recent histories, this book is highly recommended for public and academic libraries."—Library Journal
"Gott achieves the almost impossible feat of a measured, if appreciative, portrait of Cuba’s leaders."—Alistair Hennessy, The New Left Review
"It is the distilled thought of one who has studied the island’s history and closely followed the career of Castro, its leader since 1959."—Hugh O’ Shaughnessy, BBC History Magazine
Chosen as an "Outstanding" academic title in 2006 by
Choice Magazine
