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This new book provides a first-hand, grassroots look at life in Cuba, including very vivid descriptions of its people and places. Real Life in Castros Cuba illuminates the human face of Cuba, which over the years has largely been hidden in the shadow of Fidel Castro. Real Life in Castros Cuba is written by Catherine Moses, who lived and worked in Cuba as a press secretary and spokesperson for the United States from 1995 to 1996. This compelling, compassionate portrait contains personal observations about the Cubans struggles, triumphs, hopes, and daily compromises to survive. The Cuban population lives with a deteriorating infrastructure, forcing many hardships on the people, including a scarcity of food, fuel, clothing, medicines, and other basic needs. The authors detailed cultural account of Cuba introduces the reader to everyday Cubans from party officials to dissidents to everyone in between. It shows how Cubas socialist system works and gives reasons why Fidel Castro is still in power. Real Life in Castros Cuba also describes the significant role of religion and spirituality in the life of Cubans. Although Moses expresses regret over the state of U.S.-Cuban relations, the purpose of the book is not to choose up sides. Instead, the book is designed simply to introduce readers to real life in Cuba. The books unique approach allows an intimate picture of life in a faded Marxist regime. As the author writes, Cuba is a curious mixture of Spanish Caribbean, socialist ideals gone awry, memories of what was, and a desperate need to survive. This fascinating new book will appeal to all readers who are interested in getting a closer look at what life is like in Cuba today.

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title Real Life in Castros Cuba Latin American Silhouettes author - photo 1

title:Real Life in Castro's Cuba Latin American Silhouettes
author:Moses, Catherine.
publisher:Scholarly Resources, Inc.
isbn10 | asin:0842028374
print isbn13:9780842028370
ebook isbn13:9780585320496
language:English
subjectCuba--Description and travel, Cuba--Social conditions--1959- , Cuba--Economic conditions--1959- , Political persecution--Cuba--History.
publication date:2000
lcc:F1765.3.M68 2000eb
ddc:972.9106/4
subject:Cuba--Description and travel, Cuba--Social conditions--1959- , Cuba--Economic conditions--1959- , Political persecution--Cuba--History.
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Real Life in Castro's Cuba
Catherine Moses
Page iv 2000 by Scholarly Resources Inc All rights reserved First - photo 2
Page iv
2000 by Scholarly Resources Inc.
All rights reserved
First published 2000
Printed and bound in the United States of America
Scholarly Resources Inc.
104 Greenhill Avenue Wilmington, DE 19805-1897
www.scholarly.com
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Moses, Catherine, 1965
Real life in Castro's Cuba / Catherine Moses.
p. cm. (Latin American silhouettes)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8420-2836-6 (cloth : alk. paper). ISBN 0-8420-2837-4
(paper : alk. paper)
I. CubaDescription and travel. 2. CubaSocial conditions
1959 3. CubaEconomic conditions1959 4. Political
persecutionCubaHistory. I. Title. II. Series.
F1765.3.M68 1999
972.9106'4dc21 99-24812
CIP
The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for permanence of paper for printed library materials, Z39.48, 1984.
Page v
TO MY PARENTS, EDWIN AND BARBARA MOSES
Thank you for teaching me how to live.
Page vii
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Catherine Moses is a former U.S. Foreign Service Officer. Before working in press and cultural affairs at the United States Interests Section in Havana, Cuba, she served in the American Embassy in Bogot, Colombia, and in Beijing, China. She is a graduate of Rice University.
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
xi
Introduction
1
Part I
The Cuban Reality
I
Loyalty to the Revolution
7
2
No Es Fcil: Food and Daily Life
25
3
Hay Que Resolver: Working for Pesos and Dollars
35
4
Varadero: Life for Tourists
55
5
Triumphs of the Revolution: Health Care and Education
65
6
Civil Society
75
7
Why Don't They Rise Up?
81
8
Good Intentions
85
9
America!
93
10
Migration
99
11
The Migration Accords
105
12
News and Information
117
13
The Opposition, Concilio Cubano, and February 24
125
14
The Fifth Party Plenum: Requiem for Hope
137
15
Reminiscing
141
Part II
The Cuban Spirit
16
Soy Cuba: I Am Cuba
145
17
Spirit and Soul
153
18
Caridad del Cobre
173
Index
177

Page xi
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Writing a book is a solitary action, but it cannot be done without the encouragement and help of others. Without my parents' support, I might not have been able to create this work. They gave me a place to write the first draft, they listened as I read each chapter aloud, and they gave me strength when I faced setbacks. My gratitude also goes to Lester Langley, who believed in this manuscript and helped me find a publisher. My thanks go as well to Franklin Knight and Stanley Fish, who gave me much needed professional encouragement.
Vick Fisher, who took the cover photograph, enriched this book with more than his art. He saved the letters I wrote to him during my stay in Havana, and he sent them to me when I began work on the book so that I could use them as a reference. Another individual to whom I owe a debt of gratitude is Robert Rhudy, who read the manuscript in detail and helped me refine it.
It was, however, the Cubans I know who made this book possible. For my dear and wonderful friends who are still on the island and to those who have come to America, I wish for you
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