A review by skitch41
A Contemporary Cuba Reader: The Revolution Under Raúl Castro by Philip Brenner, William M. Leogrande, John M. Kirk

3.0

As Cuba undergoes changes in its domestic politics with the ending of the Castro era and in its foreign policy as relations between the U.S. and Cuba begin to open up, understanding what 50+ years of Castro's socialist planning has done to Cuban society and the Cuban people. This book does a fine job of that approaching Cuban society from multiple angles from the economy and government to society and filmmaking. What is great about this reader is that, unlike many readers out there, the essays are relatively short, covering between 5 and 10 pages on average. Thus any reading assignments from this book will not be too taxing. On the other hand, there are so many articles that, unless you are already a Cuba expert, it is hard to say which ones are worthwhile and which ones aren't. Not really for the general public, but I would recommend this for college classes on contemporary Cuba.