Does Cuba Fit Yet or Is It Still ‘Exceptional’?

• Autores: Antoni Kapcia
• Localización: Journal of Latin American Studies, ISSN 0022-216X, ISSN-e 1469-767X, Vol. 40, Nº. 4, 2008 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Cuba: 50 Years of Revolution), págs. 627-650
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1017/S0022216X08004690
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• Resumen
  • español

    Mucha de la literatura externa sobre la Revolución Cubana se ha caracterizado por moverse entre dicotomías, por un lado está el “excepcionalismo” y por el otro la aplicación de paradigmas no cubanos. Asimismo, están las interpretaciones enfocadas en Fidel y las que utilizan perspectivas más sistémicas. Este artículo examina la evolución de tales dicotomías, empezando por el entusiasmo o condena inicial a la Revolución, y siguiendo por la conciencia emergente de la dimensión histórica, el enfoque en la revolución social y los nuevos desencantos. Finalmente se llega al surgimiento de una atención al detalle menos polémica antes del regreso post-1991 a los patrones familiares anteriores. A la luz de esta trayectoria, algunos nuevos enfoques sugieren que se está rompiendo con tales patrones, al tiempo que reconocen los desafíos existentes para las investigaciones externas.

  • English

    Much of the external literature on the Cuban Revolution has been characterised by two dichotomies between ‘exceptionalism’ on the hand and the application of non-Cuban paradigms on the other, and that between Fidel-focussed interpretations and more systemic perspectives. This article examines the evolution of these dichotomies, from initial enthusiasm or condemnation, through an emerging awareness of a historical dimension, a focus on the social revolution, and new disenchantments, to the emergence of a less polemical attention to detail before the post-1991 return to type. In the light of this trajectory, new approaches are suggested to break with these patterns, while acknowledging the challenges for exogenous research.

  • português

    Boa parte da literatura estrangeira que trata da Revolução Cubana pode ser caracterizada por duas dicotomias. De um lado o “excepcionalismo”, e do outro a aplicação de paradigmas não-cubanos; e, dentro deste, entre interpretações focadas na figura de Fidel e perspectivas mais sistêmicas. Este artigo examina a evolução destas dicotomias, partindo do entusiasmo ou condenação iniciais, passando por uma emergente consciência da dimensão histórica, pelo foco na revolução social e novas desilusões até a emergência de uma atenção aos detalhes menos polêmica, e por fim a volta à norma após 1991. À luz dessa trajetória, enquanto os desafios para a pesquisa exógena são reconhecidos, sugerem-se novas abordagens para quebrar esses padrões.

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