The International Journal of Cuban Studies
(Online) ISSN 1756-347X
Issue 3
Volume 2 Number 1
Special issue: UK-Cuba relations
Editorials
A special period?
Patrick Pietroni reflects on the future of the International Institute for the Study of Cuba.
Perfidious Albion?
An eclectic collection
George Lambie argues that one of the strengths of the IJCS is its acceptance of variety - which reflects the complexity and inclusiveness of the Cuban revolution itself.
Classic paper
The roots of Cuban nationalism
Alistair Hennessy, writing in 1963, argued that Castro's revolution was uniquely conditioned by Cuban history.
Jonathan Curry-Machado examines the motives and experiences of migrants to Cuba from the British Isles in the 19th Century
Jorge Renato Ibarra Guitart relates how the US managed to wrest economic control of Cuba from the UK at the beginning of the 20th century.
British economic presence in Havana, 1900-1930
Michael Cobiellas looks at how UK and Canadian capital investments into the Cuban urban economy also contributed to strengthening the prevailing dependent and underdeveloped structure of the economic system.
British diplomacy from WWII to Revolution
Chris Hull provides some original insights into Britain's post-war commercial interests in Cuba
Organised labour under Batista
Steve Cushion reflects on how, in the years immediately prior to the Cuban revolution, British diplomacy supported Batista’s attempts to increase productivity and reduce costs through repression of the labour movement.
Science and society
No tenemos viandas! Cultural ideas of scarcity and need.
This report on multi-disciplinary research into health and nutrition among the Cuban centenarian population of Villa Clara province raises interesting questions about the factors connected with longevity, including gender and ethnicity.
Who are the super survivors? ask Consuelo Prado Martinez, Esmir Camps Calzadilla, Mercedes Gamez Fonseca, Mailin Borroto Castellano and Alberto Fernandez Seco.
Brian Pollitt argues that Cuba's recent economic transformation has not led to greater economic independence, in particular as regards food security.
Diplomatic relations
Constructive engagement
John Dew, former ambassador to Cuba (2004-2008), provides another perspective on life in Havana.
Brian Roper explains the value of academic collaboration with Cuba, based on a shared understanding of the role of education in society.
Cuba Research Forum
Women's labour links
Carolina Amador and Gilda Chacón speak to Patricia Daniel about the importance of support between women in response to global economic problems.
Cuban labour resources
Christine Coates looks at resources for studying Cuban labour history in the TUC Library Collections.
Nationalism and international solidarity: the case of Wales
Maia Jones and Selwyn Williams argue from a Marxist perspective that international solidarity between Cuba and Wales is related to a strong sense of national identity on both sides.
Readers' blog
Viewpoint
The political culture of terrorism in Cuban Miami
Steve Ludlam examines the connections between exile and terrrorism in Miami.
Marti in the borderlands
Par Kumaraswami recommends a study of Martí's contribition to modernity and La América with an accent.
Profile of power
Lukas Port recommends a classic analysis of Castro's options and decisions
Culture and ideology
Helen Yaffe recommends a wide-ranging collection linking culture to Cuban identity.
Lessons of complexity
Kathy Riley welcomes a detailed description and analysis of the reactions of the Cuban agricultural system to the changes of the 1990s.
Books received
