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This book explores how Cuba's famously successful and inclusive education system has formed young Cubans' political, social, and moral identities in a country transfigured by new inequalities and moral compromises made in the name of survival.

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This book explores how Cuba's famously successful and inclusive education system has formed young Cubans' political, social, and moral identities in a country transfigured by new inequalities and moral compromises made in the name of survival. The author examines this educational experience from the perspective of those who grew up in the years of economic crisis following the fall of the Soviet Union, charting their ideals, their frustrations and their struggle to reconcile revolutionary rhetoric with twenty-first century reality. 

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This book explores how Cuba's famously successful and inclusive education system has formed young Cubans' political, social, and moral identities in a country transfigured by new inequalities and moral compromises made in the name of survival. The author examines this educational experience from the perspective of those who grew up in the years of economic crisis following the fall of the Soviet Union, charting their ideals, their frustrations and their struggle to reconcile revolutionary rhetoric with twenty-first century reality.

Author Biography

Rosi Smith is an educator based in Nottingham, UK. She has worked in secondary, further, and higher education, largely in programs for marginalized young people. Her PhD thesis The Lost Generation?: Education and the Search for the New Cuban Citizen Identity analyzed the role of education in the formation of the political and social citizen identities of today's young Cubans.  

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements.- Introduction: Learning Your Place.- Chapter One: Education and Ideology in Cuba.- Chapter Two: 'Tomorrow's Heroes'.- Chapter Three: The Emergente Generation.- Chapter Four: The Lost Generation?.- Conclusion: Cuban Citizenship Education in Context.- Bibliography.- Appendix A: Record of Interviews Conducted (Youth).- Appendix B: Record of Interviews Conducted (Experts). 

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"Few people have really written about, and even fewer understood, the nature, state, and meaning of education in Cuba since the 1960s. This book is at last a real exception to that pattern: not only does it get to the heart of Cuba's remarkable achievements but it does so with an evident sense of commitment and a genuinely intuitive and astute intelligence. This work is a gem, the best work on Cuban education for decades." (Antoni Kapcia, Professor of Latin American History, University of Nottingham, UK) "At a time when Cuba finds itself yet again at a historical crossroads, Smith has found a way of exploring the intricate connections between ideology and policy that explains the changing meaning of Cuban citizenship. Highly original and illuminating, the picture of Cuban citizenship that emerges from the study is one that merits serious consideration as a new rapprochement develops with the United States. A thought-provoking and timely book." (Kepa Artaraz, Senior lecturer in Social Policy, University of Brighton, UK) "Smith is breaking new ground; her contribution to the study of Cuba and Cuban education is fundamental for understanding the country's future and will become a reference book for Latin Americanists. Her work is thoughtful and thought-provoking. Masterfully written, her timely research, on the brink of renewed diplomatic relations with the United States, stirs both concern and hope for the new Cuba... a truly impressive and comprehensive book on Cuban education." (Denni Blum, Associate Professor, Oklahoma State University, USA)

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This book explores how Cuba s famously successful and inclusive education system has formed young Cubans political, social, and moral identities in a country transfigured by new inequalities and moral compromises made in the name of survival. The author examines this educational experience from the perspective of those who grew up in the years of economic crisis following the fall of the Soviet Union, charting their ideals, their frustrations and their struggle to reconcile revolutionary rhetoric with twenty-first century reality. "

Details ISBN1137583053 Author Rosi Smith Short Title EDUCATION CITIZENSHIP & CUBAN Language English ISBN-10 1137583053 ISBN-13 9781137583055 Media Book Format Hardcover Residence Carisle, PA, US Year 2016 Publication Date 2016-07-29 Edition 1st Imprint Palgrave Macmillan Place of Publication Basingstoke Country of Publication United Kingdom DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-58306-2 UK Release Date 2016-07-29 AU Release Date 2016-07-29 NZ Release Date 2016-07-29 Edited by Yusef Waghid Birth 1945 Affiliation University of Southern Queensland Position Professor Qualifications PhD Pages 278 Publisher Palgrave Macmillan Edition Description 1st ed. 2016 Alternative 9781349933228 DEWEY 370.97291 Audience Professional & Vocational Illustrations XI, 278 p. We've got this

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