Subalternity vs. Hegemony, Cuba's Outstanding Achievements in Science and Biotechnology, 1959-2014

• Main Authors: Baracca, Angelo (Author), Franconi, Rosella (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Ethnology > Latin America.; Pharmaceutical technology.; Biomedical engineering.; Biotechnology.; Physics.; Biomedicine.; Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology.; Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology.; Medicine/Public Health, general.; Physics, general.; Latin American Culture.

The present book introduces an original (new) perspective on Cuba. This book revisits Cuba's choice, after the 1959 revolution, to develop an advanced healthcare and scientific system. It also introduces new aspects of the problem development/underdevelopment. From the start, every effort of th...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Introduction. Cuba’s exceptional scientific development
• Chapter 2. Meeting subalternity, a constant challenge in Cuban history
• Chapter 3. Addressing the challenge of scientific development: the first steep steps of a long path
• Chapter 4. Reaching a critical mass and laying the foundations of an advanced scientific system
• Chapter 5. The decisive leap in the 1980s: the attainment of Cuba’s scientific autonomy
• Chapter 6. Decisive results … and new challenges
• Chapter 7. Comparative considerations and Conclusions.