Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Foreword Noam Chomsky viii
Author's Note on Method and Sources xi
Background to Revolution 1492-2015 1
A "New World" 1492-1800 1
U.S. Policy Takes Shape 1801-1865 2
The First Wars of Independence 1868-1898 5
U.S. Intervention 1898-1925 8
The Era of Machado and Batista 1925-1951 12
Dictatorship and Revolution 1952-1958 15
The Year 1959 18
The Year I960 24
The Year 1961 34
The Year 1962 47
The Year 1963 63
The Year 1964 70
The Year 1965 77
The Year 1966 80
The Year 1967 82
The Year 1968 86
The Year 1969 89
The Year 1970 92
The Year 1971 95
The Year 1972 99
The Year 1973 103
The Year 1974 107
The Year 1975 113
The Year 1976 124
The Year 1977 131
The Year 1978 140
The Year 1979 149
The Year 1980 157
The Year 1981 166
The Year 1982 176
The Year 1983 185
The Year 1984 199
The Year 1985 209
The Year 1986 219
The Year 1987 229
The Year 1988 238
The Year 1989 249
The Year 1990 262
The Year 1991 274
The Year 1992 288
The Year 1993 308
The Year 1994 328
The Year 1995 361
Cuba and the United States in the 21st Century 383
Glossary 407
Index 410