Guantíçnamo: A Working-Class History between Empire and

Guantíçnamo: A Working-Class History between Empire and Revolution (American Crossroads) (Volume 25)

GuantÃ¡namo has become a symbol of what has gone wrong in the War on Terror. Yet GuantÃ¡namo is more than a U.S. naval base and prison in Cuba, it is a town, and our military occupation there has required more than soldiers and sailorsâ€”it has required workers. This revealing history of the women and men who worked on the U.S. naval base in GuantÃ¡namo Bay tells the story of U.S.-Cuban relations from a new perspective, and at the same time, shows how neocolonialism, empire, and revolution transformed the lives of everyday people. Drawing from rich oral histories and little-explored Cuban archives, Jana K. Lipman analyzes how the Cold War and the Cuban revolution made the naval base a place devoid of law and accountability. The result is a narrative filled with danger, intrigue, and exploitation throughout the twentieth century. Opening a new window onto the history of U.S. imperialism in the Caribbean and labor history in the region, her book tells how events in GuantÃ¡namo and the base created an ominous precedent likely to inform the functioning of U.S. military bases around the world.
Country USA
Brand University of California Press
Manufacturer University of California Press
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2008-12-02
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780520255401

Country	USA
Brand	University of California Press
Manufacturer	University of California Press
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2008-12-02
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780520255401

Guantíçnamo: A Working-Class History between Empire and Revolution (American Crossroads) (Volume 25)