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Summary: Is our policy toward Cuba working?
Review: It is one thing to say that a nation will do whatever is in its own interest, but quite another to persist in carrying out a foreign policy that has not done anything positive for the United States and has only made the Cuban people miserable. Peter Schwab's book provides detailed evidence of this fact in a variety of contexts. Dr. Schwab describes his experiences during his research in Cuba against the backdrop of a well-documented historical, political, sociological and cultural perspectives. In reality, his position is quite moderate, but may not seem so to those who are unable to see the reality of cause and effect through the blurred window of simplistic "good vs, evil" ideology. Read this book with an open mind and you will see that the embargo is counterproductive in every sense of the word. You will also get a more balanced view of the changes that have happened in both Cuba and to Castro himself over the past 43 years. This book is well-organized, often conceptual rather than linear, which may require an slight adjustment for some readers. By addressing the diverse aspects of the U.S. embargo against Cuba in different contexts, Dr. Schwab is able to give us much more than the usual two-dimensional view we are usually offered regarding this topic.
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Summary: Is our policy toward Cuba working?
Review: It is one thing to say that a nation will do whatever is in its own interest, but quite another to persist in carrying out a foreign policy that has not done anything positive for the United States and has only made the Cuban people miserable. Peter Schwab's book provides detailed evidence of this fact in a variety of contexts. Dr. Schwab describes his experiences during his research in Cuba against the backdrop of a well-documented historical, political, sociological and cultural perspectives. In reality, his position is quite moderate, but may not seem so to those who are unable to see the reality of cause and effect through the blurred window of simplistic "good vs, evil" ideology. Read this book with an open mind and you will see that the embargo is counterproductive in every sense of the word. You will also get a more balanced view of the changes that have happened in both Cuba and to Castro himself over the past 43 years. This book is well-organized, often conceptual rather than linear, which may require an slight adjustment for some readers. By addressing the diverse aspects of the U.S. embargo against Cuba in different contexts, Dr. Schwab is able to give us much more than the usual two-dimensional view we are usually offered regarding this topic.
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Summary: The U.S. is wrong
Review: Peter Schwab has done an excellent job of giving us the other side of the US embargo. "Confronting the US Embargo" tells the citizens of the United States what the direct effects of the embargo are on the average Cuban citizen and explains how they continue to survive. In the United State we hear about the alleged human rights abuses in Cuba, but Schwab portrays the US embargo as a human rights abuse in and of itself. This is a must read for those interested in or studying US foreign policy and its effects.
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Summary: The U.S. is wrong
Review: This book is very interesting. It tells the Cuban side to the economic embargo. Schwab gives specific examples of how the U.S. embargo has hurt the Cuban people. He also provides an idea for an alternative to a U.S. dominated Cuba. Schwab gives us the side of the story that we don't hear from the U.S. government.
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Summary: Terrible.
Review: This is 188 pages of political rhetoric by an author who, 1.) loves communism/collectivism, 2.) has disdain for U.S. concepts of human rights, and 3.) spends most of the book name-calling those who would disgree with him. He constantly mixes up facts with his own opinions. The ideas are also very disorganized, so even as a reference book, it is difficult to use.
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