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Ariosto, David.
Subjects
Ariosto, David -- Travel -- Cuba.
Cold War -- Influence.
Social change -- Cuba.
Cuba -- Description and travel.
Cuba -- Social conditions -- 1990-
Cuba -- Politics and government -- 1990-
Cuba -- Relations -- United States.
United States -- Relations -- Cuba.
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Ariosto, David.
Ariosto, David -- Travel -- Cuba.
Cold War -- Influence.
Social change -- Cuba.
Cuba -- Description and travel.
Cuba -- Social conditions -- 1990-
Cuba -- Politics and government -- 1990-
Cuba -- Relations -- United States.
United States -- Relations -- Cuba.
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This is
Cuba
: an
American
journalist
under
Castro
's
shadow
/ David Ariosto.
by
Ariosto, David.
St. Martin's Press, 2018.
Call #:
972.91 A712t
Subjects
Ariosto, David -- Travel --
Cuba
.
Cold War -- Influence.
Social change --
Cuba
.
Cuba
-- Description and travel.
Cuba
-- Social conditions -- 1990-
Cuba
-- Politics and government -- 1990-
Cuba
-- Relations -- United States.
United States -- Relations --
Cuba
.
ISBN:
9781250176974
Alternate title:
American
journalist
under
Castro
's
shadow
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
viii, 294 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-286) and index.
Contents:
Last call with
Castro
-- The spies among us -- Men from State -- The missing sink -- Hearts, we do not know -- Por botella -- Los Yankees -- Blue shrink-wrap -- Rumble to the east -- Rising dissent -- The church broker -- "The wild colt of new technologies" -- Left behind -- A way out -- Return to Gotham -- The benefactor -- Into chaos -- Trappings of détente -- The normalization -- The old guard -- Alan Gross -- Return of the embassies -- The boom years -- Cold War games -- Baltimore back channel.
Summary:
"An exploration of
Cuba
's Cold War mindset and a people in the throes of transition, with tales of run-ins with spies, secret backrooms, and empty grocery shelves. Fidel
Castro
is dead. Donald Trump is in the White House. And to most outsiders, the fate of
Cuba
has never been more uncertain. But those who look close enough realize the blueprints for the island's next revolution may be etched in plain view. This is
Cuba
begins in the summer of 2009 when CNN offers David Ariosto, a wide-eyed, inexperienced
journalist
, the chance of a lifetime--a two-year assignment in Havana. Ariosto moves to
Cuba
with visions of covering the island in the fashion of such literary legends as Graham Greene and Ernest Hemingway. But as the realities of both
Castro
's police state and America'
s
trade embargo set in, those rose-tinted lenses begin to clear up. Beyond the classic cars, salsa and cigars, lies a country that fiercely guards its Cold War persona--perhaps even more so after the death of its iconic leader. Though Wi-Fi hot spots and
American
tourists now dot the landscape, the fists of the regime are still up and guarding against the specter of its old nemesis, just 93 miles north. And a crisis is brewing. As
American
diplomats withdraw following suspected sonic attacks, the country is dealing with its biggest political transition in more than half a century. The fate of a country is up for grabs. By looking at
Cuba
from the inside-out, Ariosto's personal journey helps to navigate what'
s
in store for the island after that transition, all while
under
the
shadow
of President Donald Trump."--From publisher.
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