Charles McKelvey Livres

The book explores the Cuban revolutionary movement from 1868 to 1959 as an ongoing struggle for political independence and social transformation. It highlights Cuba's role as a beacon of hope for the Third World, emphasizing the shift of power from a foreign-dependent elite to the people, fostering structures of popular democracy. Amidst a backdrop of neoliberal challenges, it discusses the resurgence of social movements in Latin America and the Non-Aligned Movement, while critiquing the unsustainability of the capitalist world-economy, suggesting a potential for democratic socialist revolutions in the North.

"McKelvey has written a timely book. Its theme is central to our current dilemmas, how to reconstruct our modes of knowledge to overcome the narrow viewpoints of previous generations. McKelvey reminds us of the continuing contribution of Marx to this discussion." Immanuel Wallerstein