{"product_id":"cuba-and-the-united-states-ties-of-singular-intimacy-paperback","title":"Cuba and the United States: Ties of Singular Intimacy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLouis A. Pérez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e calls Louis A. P rez Jr. \"the foremost historian of Cuba writing in English.\" In this new edition of his acclaimed 1990 volume, he brings his expertise to bear on the history and direction of relations between Cuba and the United States. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOf all the peoples in Latin America, the author argues, none have been more familiar to the United States than Cubans--who in turn have come to know their northern neighbors equally well. Focusing on what President McKinley called \"the ties of singular intimacy\" linking the destinies of the two societies, P rez examines the points at which they have made contact--politically, culturally, economically--and explores the dilemmas that proximity to the United States has posed to Cubans in their quest for national identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition has been updated to cover such developments of recent years as the renewed debate over American trade sanctions against Cuba, the Eli n Gonz lez controversy, and increased cultural exchanges between the two countries. Also included are a new preface and an updated bibliographical essay.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLOUIS A. PÉREZ JR. is J. Carlyle Sitterson Professor of History at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eThe War of 1898\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOn Becoming Cuban\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 9.05 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130417811591,"sku":"9780820324838","price":70.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/f7f94069f76f03465ceb647ab48cc2e4.webp?v=1732610637","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/cuba-and-the-united-states-ties-of-singular-intimacy-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}