In this Book
- Back Channel to Cuba: The Hidden History of Negotiations between Washington and Havana
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: The University of North Carolina Press
summary
Challenging the conventional wisdom of perpetual hostility between the United States and Cuba--beyond invasions, covert operations, assassination plots using poison pens and exploding seashells, and a grinding economic embargo--this fascinating book chronicles a surprising, untold history of bilateral efforts toward rapprochement and reconciliation. Since 1959, conflict and aggression have dominated the story of U.S.-Cuban relations. Now, LeoGrande and Kornbluh present a new and increasingly more relevant account. From Kennedy's offering of an olive branch to Castro after the missile crisis, to Kissinger's top secret quest for normalization, to Obama's promise of a "new approach," LeoGrande and Kornbluh reveal a fifty-year record of dialogue and negotiations, both open and furtive, indicating a path toward better relations in the future.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xii
- Abbreviations
- pp. xii-xvi
- 3. JOHNSON: Castro Reaches Out
- pp. 79-118
- 5. CARTER: Close, but No Cigar
- pp. 155-224
- 6. REAGAN AND BUSH: Diplomatic Necessity
- pp. 225-267
- 8. GEORGE W. BUSH: Turning Back the Clock
- pp. 345-367
- 9. OBAMA: A New Beginning?
- pp. 368-401
- 10. INTIMATE ADVERSARIES, POSSIBLE FRIENDS
- pp. 402-418
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- pp. 485-500
Additional Information
ISBN
9781469617657
Related ISBN(s)
9781469617633
MARC Record
OCLC
885208704
Pages
592
Launched on MUSE
2014-08-23
Language
English
Open Access
No