How the Workers’ Parliaments Saved the Cuban Revolution
Reviving Socialism After the Collapse of the Soviet Union
$44.98
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2022
Summary
A first-hand account of a society mobilized from below at a critical time in its history
How the Workers’ Parliaments Saved the Cuban Revolution brings us to the heart of one of the most precarious and transformational moments in Cuba’s evolution. As the Soviet Union fell to pieces in the 1990s, Cuba managed to evade the fate of its primary trading ally. How was this possible, especially as Cuba endured relentless attacks from the capitalist behemoth directly…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781583679784 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1583679782 |
| Author: | Pedro Ross |
| Publisher: | Monthly Review Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Monthly Review Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2022 |
| Weight: | 218g |
| Dimensions: | 140mm x 210mm |
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Critics Review
“In highlighting the little-known role of the Cuban working class during the Special Period , Pedro Ross Leal has produced a book essential to understanding the survival of revolutionary Cuba.”
“In highlighting the little-known role of the Cuban working class during the Special Period, Pedro Ross Leal has produced a book essential to understanding the survival of revolutionary Cuba.” - Steve Cushion, active socialist and trade unionist, one-time lecturer in Caribbean Labor History, and adviser to the Museum of Labor History
Pedro Ross
A former construction worker, Pedro Ross became a teacher during Cuba’s literacy campaigns of the 1960s. He served three terms as General Secretary of Cuba’s labor federation, the CTC, where he established a nationwide series of “Labor Parliaments” aimed at addressing the economic collapse. Following his retirement, he was appointed Ambassador to Angola for several years. Now in his eighties, he remains active in Cuba’s revolution.
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