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‘We give what we have, not what we have left over’
An excellent new book explores exactly what the concept of international solidarity means to Cuba, says BOB ORAM
PAUL DONOVAN welcomes a revival of Reginald Rose’s classic play that reminds us of the fundamental need for trials with juries
SIMON PARSONS applauds an exceptional performance of Wesker’s little-known play, by the same actor for whom it was written 45 years ago
ANDY HEDGECOCK and MARIA DUARTE review Late Fame, The Death of Robin Hood, Leviticus, and Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
ANGUS REID recommends a uniquely accomplished documentary collage that contemplates our relation to the natural world
GORDON PARSONS enjoys Kant’s ‘mind-boggling’ theory of human reality: that we create the reality we experience
Exporting Revolution: Cuba’s Global Solidarity
by Margaret Randall
(Duke University Press, £20.99)
HURRICANE Irma brought into sharp focus the astonishing reality of Cuba’s internationalism. Even while nature’s horrific power pummelled the island, Cuba was dispatching 750 health workers to neighbouring countries to help them.
As Margaret Randall states in her book Exporting Revolution, “In Cuba, we have a country that has given — and continues to give — more than its share of morality, expertise, talent, heavy lifting and concrete aid to peoples everywhere.”
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