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Julia Sweig Cuba What Everyone Needs To Know

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“Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know” by Julia E. Sweig is a reference filled with knowledge and history on the nation of Cuba. The story told is more than just facts and dates, it is a recollection of the authors firsthand experiences. This helps to calm the tension behind the bad blood between America and Cuba. I decided to examine a book that focused on Cuba because I felt that it is an economy in which there has been much history and conflict. The book is written in narrative in a way that sheds light on the passion this author has for learning about Cuba and thinking of ways to improve life there. The author Julia E. Sweig is an award-winning author of several other books that examine the Cuban Revolution, and Fidel Castro. She has been …show more content…

Sweig played a vital role in the transformation of Cuban and U.S. relations. She is a critically acclaimed author who loves what she writes about, and this plays a role in how the information in this book is portrayed. History shows that Cuba is a nation with economic, social, and political issues. Many of the issues stem from the form of government and poor institutions that lead the nation. This book details key facts and events related to Cuba. The intended audience are those looking to obtain knowledge on Cuba and its history. This book is intended to attract anyone who is interested in conducting business in Cuba, or to those just looking for knowledge on this developing nation. Sweig makes an interesting observation when looking at the differences between our developed western country of America and the communist nation of Cuba. She is very emotional when it comes to explaining her love for the Cuban people and disdain for what they have been through and suffered through. There are very few people who truly understand why there has been deep rooted history of hatred between Cuba and America. A lot of people like to believe that the only reason there must be is because they are communists and we are capitalists. But it is much more than that for many of Americans. We see the living conditions of the people of Cuba and can’t help but feel empathy for

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