The Missile Crisis from a Cuban Perspective: Historical, Archaeological and Anthropological Reflections (Routledge Studies in the History of the Americas) - Hardcover

Previous works on the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) have approached the topic from the point of view of the U.S. and its allies, while Cuban experiences have still not been sufficiently discussed. This book presents new aspects which have seldom - or never - been offered before, giving a detailed account of the crisis from a Cuban perspective. It also investigates the archaeological and anthropological aspects of the crisis, by exploring the tangible and intangible remains that still can be found on the former Soviet missile bases in the Cuban countryside, and through interviews which add a local, human dimension to the subject.

Håkan Karlsson is Professor in Archaeology at the Department of Historical Studies, University of Gothenburg Sweden.

Tomás Diez Acosta is Professor and Researcher at the Instituto de Historia de Cuba.