Cuban Revelations: Behind the Scenes in Havana (Contemporary Cuba) by Marc Frank

Published by Laura Hilber, UBS AG - FRC Sales Trader

Has anyone read this book? Sounds very interesting but I would love to gather some feedback first :)

Quick summary on below link:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/11/05/how-raul-castro-watered-down-communism.html

~Cuban Revelations is a reporter’s account of the epic shifts that have transpired since an aging, infirm Fidel Castro ceded the reins of power nearly a decade ago. But in the hands of Marc Frank, a veteran journalist in Cuba (Thomson Reuters, ABC, The Financial Times), the story becomes a profound and nearly unrivaled saga of political transition and transformation.

The heart of Frank’s narrative is how Fidel’s brother, President Raúl Castro, in 2006 began easing the harshest police state tactics while steering a Marxist command economy into an accommodation with the market dynamics of capitalism.

The virtue of Frank’s reporting is that he covers Cuba without an ideological agenda, draws on sources in the system for documents and leaked insights, and wields enough irony to enliven a narrative that documents the socioeconomic forces driving political change. Although written before the recent U.S.-Cuba diplomatic breakthrough, this remains one of the best primers about Cuba.

 

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Amazing thank you! Definitely ...

Amazing thank you! Definitely my next read and need to start planning my trip there too!

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I am reading it. A wonderful ...

I am reading it. A wonderful book with enormous depth. If you are interested in Cuba then a must read

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just bought it thanks for ...

just bought it thanks for sharing will let you know once i am done

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sounds like a good read

sounds like a good read

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