Democracy Delayed: The Case of Castro's Cuba

Title Page, Copyright, Dedication

Democracy Delayed This page intentionally left blank Democracy Delayed The Case of Castro’s Cuba Juan J. López The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore and London © 2002 The Johns Hopkins University Press All rights reserved. Published 2002 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The Johns Hopkins University Press 2715 North Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4363 www.press.jhu.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data López, Juan J. (Juan José) Democracy delayed : The case of Castro’s Cuba / Juan J. López. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8018-7046-1 (hard : alk. paper) 1. Democratization—Cuba. 2. Cuba—Politics and government—1959– 3. Authoritarianism—Cuba. 4. Communism—Cuba. 5. Cuba—Relations—United States. 6. United States—Relations—Cuba. 7. Post-communism. I. Title. JL1010.L67 2002 320.97291—dc21 2001007990 A catalog record for this book is available from the British Library. To Myrna and Juan Carlos, my wife and son, for all their support This page intentionally left blank ...