>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 8/2/2004 11:16:33 AM >>> Put another way, to label the U.S. and the USSR with the same label, "empire" -- and hence to suggest that there is some analogy between the relationship "USSR/Cuba" and "US/Puerto Rico" -- is just too violent an abstraction, it leaves too little material content to what we mean when we speak of empire. Carrol <<<<>>>>
paraphrase of what i wrote in 'secolas annals' (journal of southeastern council on latin american studies) twenty years ago: much was made of cuba's 'dependency' on soviet union...[but]... cuban-soviet relations did not resemble typical dominance-dependence arrangements, soviet aid strengthened rather than weakened cuba's national control of its economy, further, soviets protected cuba from fluctuations in world market prices of sugar and nickel, insured cuba continual oil supplies, and generally stayed out of cuban political affairs... michael hoover -------------------------------------------------------------- Please Note: Due to Florida's very broad public records law, most written communications to or from College employees regarding College business are public records, available to the public and media upon request. Therefore, this e-mail communication may be subject to public disclosure.
