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Professsor Isaac Saney is Associate Director of the Transition Year Program at Henson College, Dalhousie University. His scholarly work is in the fields of international development studies, political economy and law. A frequent visitor to Cuba, he is the author of a monograph on Cuba published by the International Development Studies Program, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Canada, as well as many articles on Cuba, Black history and race.

• 1. From Columbus to Revolution2. Governance in Cuba3. Race, Inequality and Revolution4. Crime and Criminal Justice5. The United States and Cuba6. Lessons and Footprints

'Saney provides a most impressive sweep over the dynamics of survival and change in the Cuban revolution over the last decade. As a highly informative and insightful look into the Cuban Revolution today there is no book like it. It is a must read not only for Cubanologists but anyone interested in understanding not only how the Revolution has managed to survive decades of US imperialism and the most severe crisis in its history but the fact that it continues to work--and serve as an example, if not model, of a systematic alternative to world capitalism. Well researched and very well written.'Henry Veltmeyer, Saint Mary‘s University'Saney‘s book is a comprehensive and balanced primer on Cuba and the progress its Revolution has brought the Cuban people. It is highly readable for anyone interested in understanding that nation‘s ongoing struggle for social justice. In particular, his discussion of inequality and race is the best available in the literature.'Cliff Durand, Morgan State University'Almost forty-five years have passed since the Cuban Revolution. Has it been successful? Has it failed? Have racism and sexism been eradicated? Is there criminal justice? These are only some of the issues that Saney tackles in this easy-to-read yet profound book in which he offers a rare insight into how Cuba, a small and underdeveloped island nation, has been able to respond positively to the social needs of its population.'Susan Hurlich, a journalist and anthropologist'I lamented this book had not come out in time to be THE required text for my Special Topics in Cuban Culture and Society course. This book is not just one of the best introductions to a much contested subject, but also one of the most thoughtful discussions; very political in the true sense of the word. I had been hoping for something like that to be available. I recommend it to everyone, particularly students with an individual interest in Cuba.'Claudia Kaiser-Lenoir, Tufts University