An Island on the Doorstep of the World
An Island on the Doorstep of the World
Cuba's Place in U.S. Global Visions
Ronald W. Pruessen explores the saga at the core of the old and complex Cuban–U.S. relationship--the roots of U.S. attitudes that reach deeper than the past fifty years. This chapter explains the backdrop that existed for the United States before and during the Castro years: a young nation's break from the British Empire in the late eighteenth century, the emergence of a vision bright with expectations of a glorious future, and nineteenth- and twentieth-century steps that brought dramatically expanded power (even hegemony) in the international arena. More than a century of interaction between Cuba and the United States makes it clear that U.S. behavior (even now) has been shaped in significant ways by the soil that nurtured a Great Power trajectory across two centuries.
Keywords: relationship, colonialism, power, independence, British Empire, eighteenth century, nineteenth century, twentieth century, Castro, hegemony
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