Helen Yaffe is a lecturer in economic and social history at the University of Glasgow. Her teaching focuses on Latin American and Cuban development. Since 1995, she has spent time living and researching in Cuba. Her doctoral thesis was adapted for publication as Che Guevara: The Economics of Revolution in 2009 and she is the co-author of Youth Activism and Solidarity: The Non-stop Picket- Against Apartheid, 2017. She regularly provides commentary on Cuba for the mainstream media.
“Provides a mass of information missing from most accounts.”—Tony
Wood, London Review of Books
“[A] propitious new book.”—Dan Carrier, Camden New Journal
“An insightful analysis of the political economy of Cuba’s
socialist development strategy and the struggle to balance the need
for growth with the commitment to social justice that has been a
hallmark of the revolution since 1959.”—William LeoGrande, coauthor
of Back Channel to Cuba: The Hidden History of Negotiations between
Washington and Havana
“With her eye for all manner of detail and her ability to read Cuba
well, Yaffe has given us a valuable analysis of the recent reforms
in Cuba, placing them within their historical and ideological
context. . . . It is a welcome contribution to our understanding of
it all.”—Antoni Kapcia, author of Cuba: Island of Dreams
“Yaffe’s book on the last thirty years of the Cuban Revolution
explains why, in the absence of the two Castro brothers, it has not
just survived but pioneered new forms of socialism suitable for the
21st century.”—Richard Gott, author of Cuba: A New History
“Yaffe has lived in Cuba and shares the experiences, concerns and
hopes of the Cuban people. . . . Written with clarity and
flair, this book will help you understand how and why Cuba
will survive in a post-Trump world.”—Ricardo Alarcón, former
president of the Cuban National Assembly and representative at
the United Nations
“While presenting Cuba’s shortcomings and problems in the same way
as she presents its impressive achievements, Yaffe has written the
story of a people trying to build a more humane society.”—Al
Campbell, Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Utah
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