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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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