Download or read book Debating Cuban Exceptionalism written by L. Whitehead and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume traces the developments in Cuba following the fall of the Berlin Wall and the subsequent definitive demise of state socialism. Topics covered include: the reasons for the persistence of 'the Cuban model,' and an examination of the interaction between elite and non-elite actors, as well as between domestic and international forces.