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Mistakes Made by Reviewer Samuel Farber

Every historian makes mistakes. Historian Samuel Farber makes very few and that’s why his books, such as The Origins of the Cuban Revolution (2006) are compulsory reading texts in contemporary historiography. However, I’m afraid I can’t say the same thing about Samuel Farber as a reviewer.

Farber, Plattism and the Dilemmas of Cuba’s Opposition

Samuel Farber’s most recent article unleashed a tsunami of comments and protest. If we were talking about a party, we’d say he got people’s blood pumping and down to the dance floor.

An Exchange on the Single vs. Multi-Party Issue

Rogelio Diaz follows up on an article by Samuel Farber on the role of one or more political parties in society in general and Cuba in particular.

The Alternative in Cuba

“On December 17, 2014, Washington and Havana agreed to a pathbreaking change in a relationship that, for more than fifty years, was characterized by US efforts to overthrow the Cuban government, including the sponsorship of invasions, naval blockades, economic sabotage, assassination attempts, and terrorist attacks,” notes Samuel Farber.

The Spider Weaves at an Unspectacular Pace

This post is motivated by a recent article in which Samuel Farber says the single-party system is the main obstacle to the genuine democratization of Cuban society.

Cuba: A Critical Assessment Book Review

I approach “Cuba Since the Revolution of 1959: A Critical Assessment” with two vital questions: 1) Is this book accessible and helpful to those without an academic background, and 2) can we trust Samuel Farber, the author, to be our guide and teacher in this endeavor to understand Cuba’s past and present?