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A New Chapter in US-Cuba Relations

Social, Political, and Economic Implications

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Editors:
  1. Eric Hershberg

    1. Center for Latin American and Latino Studies, American University, USA

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  2. William M. LeoGrande

    1. School of Public Affairs, American University, USA

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  • Provides the first thorough exploration of the implications of the diplomatic rapprochement between the United States and Cuba, both inside Cuba and internationally
  • Digs beneath the headlines of a rapidly unfolding story to assess the deeper social, economic, and political forces and their implications for Cuba, the United States, and Latin America
  • Brings together contributions from leading economists, political scientists, sociologists, and cultural studies scholars who are noted for their expertise on Cuba and Cuba-US relations

Part of the book series: Studies of the Americas (STAM)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction: US-Cuba Diplomatic Rapprochement and Washington’s Relations with Latin America

    • Eric Hershberg
    Pages 1-13

  3. Establishing, Not Restoring, Normal Relations between the United States and Cuba

    • Philip Brenner
    Pages 15-25

  4. Cuba-US: The December 17 Agreement in the Rationale of Asymmetric Relations

    • Arturo Lopez-Levy
    Pages 27-40

  5. A Südpolitik from Washington: How Much of Europe’s Ostpolitik Is There in the Current US-Cuban Détente?

    • Bert Hoffmann
    Pages 41-51

  6. The End of the Bogeyman: The Political Repercussions of the US-Cuban Rapprochement

    • William M. LeoGrande
    Pages 53-65

  7. Beyond Revolutionary Chic: How US-Cuba Rapprochement May Affect Cuban Arts

    • Ana Serra
    Pages 67-83

  8. Post-17D and Processes of Cuban National Reconciliation

    • Holly Ackerman
    Pages 85-99

  9. Cuban Exceptionalism

    • Marifeli Pérez-Stable
    Pages 101-113

  10. How Will US-Cuban Normalization Affect Economic Policy in Cuba?

    • Emily Morris
    Pages 115-127

  11. Cuban Economic Reforms and Rapprochement with the United States: A Comparative Perspective

    • Ricardo Torres
    Pages 129-142

  12. Foreign Direct Investment in Cuba: A Necessity and a Challenge

    • Omar Everleny Pérez Villanueva
    Pages 143-159

  13. Entrepreneurial Reform, Market Expansion, and Political Engagement: Risks and Opportunities for Cuba Today

    • Ted A. Henken, Gabriel Vignoli
    Pages 161-177

  14. Onstage or Backstage? Latin America and US-Cuban Relations

    • Andrés Serbin
    Pages 179-189

  15. Conclusion: Keys to Assessing Progress Toward Establishing Normal Relations between the United States and Cuba

    • William M. LeoGrande, Eric Hershberg
    Pages 191-198

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 199-205
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This book explores the diverse consequences of Presidents Obama and Castro brokering a rapprochement between the United States and Cuba after more than half a century of estrangement. Economic, political, social, and cultural dynamics are analyzed in accessible fashion by leading experts from Cuba, the United States, Europe, and Latin America. What opportunities arise through the opening of diplomatic relations, and what issues may be obstacles to normalization? What are the implications for the Cuban economy, for its political system, and for ties with members of the Cuban diaspora? What are the implications for US relations elsewhere in Latin America? This up-to-date account addresses these and other questions about this new direction in US-Cuban relations.   

Editors and Affiliations

  • Center for Latin American and Latino Studies, American University, USA

    Eric Hershberg

  • School of Public Affairs, American University, USA

    William M. LeoGrande

About the editors

Eric Hershberg is Professor of Government and Director of the Center for Latin American and Latino Studies at American University, USA. He has written widely on US-Latin American relations and on comparative politics of Latin America.


William M. LeoGrande is Professor of Government and Dean Emeritus of the School of Public Affairs at American University, USA. A noted authority on Cuban politics and U.S. Cuban relations, he is co-author, with Peter Kornbluh, of Back Channel to Cuba: The Hidden History of Negotiations between Washington and Havana (2015), and author of Our Own Backyard: The United States in Central America, 1977-1992 (1998).

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