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Book SynopsisMargaret Randall explores the Cuban Revolution's impact on the outside world, tracing Cuba's international outreach in healthcare, disaster relief, education, literature, art, liberation struggles, and sports to show how this outreach is a fundamental characteristic of the Revolution and of Cuban society.
Trade Review"
Exporting Revolution [is]
another excellent contribution to our understanding of Cuban policymaking compiled by the poet and activist Margaret Randall." -- Gavin O'Toole * Latin American Review of Books *
"Margaret Randall gives a thoughtful historical analysis of the politics of the island nation, mostly during the Fidel Castro era. . . . Randall lived in Cuba from 1969 to 1980. It’s an analysis based on her wealth of experience." -- David Steinberg * Albuquerque Journal *
"Randall studies internationalism through poetry’s perspective but in doing so she succeeds and shines a light on novels, short stories, poetry and essays that she describes as the beginning of a genre of internationalist writing worthy of further study in itself." * Morning Star *
“Anyone interested in Cuba, foreign policy, foreign development assistance, and international humanitarianism will find
Exporting Revolution of interest. . . . Scholars of all stripes should examine Randall’s key argument fully and critically.” -- Peter M. Sánchez * The Latin Americanist *
"A personal take on Cuban internationalism. . . . The greatest contribution lies in chapters 8, 9, and 10, which contain translated short-story excerpts written by Cuban internationalists. The selections would enrich syllabi for courses on Cuban history or global health." -- Elizabeth Schwall * The Historian *
"[Randall] makes us rethink how foreign aid is conceived and deployed in other countries by focusing on the policies implemented by the Caribbean island. Hers is an interesting contribution to the literature concerned with humanitarian assistance and foreign aid." -- Marcus Oliver Golding * H-War, H-Net Reviews *
"As a mythopoetic testament … this recitation of the Cuban Revolution's importance and successes has much to recommend it.… With no impartiality and little pretense, and rich with oral histories, anecdotes, and effort to situate the Cuban revolution's place in the global firmament, this combination memoir, oral history, presentation of work not normally seen, and distinctive political analysis is, like the Cuban Revolution, extraordinary, unique." -- Eric Selbin * Left History *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix 1. How These Ideas Took Shape 1 2. Talent and Influence beyond Numbers 22 3. Cuba by Cuba 42 4. The Island 56 5. Cuban Solidarity: Africa 69 6. Cuban Solidarity: Latin America 83 7. Internationalism, Cuban Style 98 8. Emilio in Angoloa 111 9. Nancy in Ethiopia 122 10. Laidi in Zambia 135 11. Educating New Men and Women, Globally 144 12. Cuban Health Care: A Model That Works 159 13. Cuban Health Means World Health 171 14. Sports for Everyone 192 15. What I Learned 205 Notes 223 Bibliography 245 Index 249
