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Book Reviews

In our first issue we reflect a range of interests.

Family ties in Cuban slave society

Camillia Cowling looks at a microhistory of slaves in Cuba and how it sheds light on a little studied world.


A man for four seasons

John Kirk applauds the portrayal of the disillusioned detective in the latest translation from Leonardo Padura's crime series, which chronicles the early part of Cuba's Special Period.

Reinventing the revolution?

George Lambie recommends a new multi-disciplinary collection of essays but questions the assumption that Cuba's future lies in accommodation with globalisation and the new world order.