Uses a question-and-answer format to illustrate Cuba's place on the world stage over the past 50 years.

Previous ed.: 2009.

Cuba before 1959 -- The Cuban Revolution and the Cold War, 1959-91 -- The Cuban Revolution after the Cold War, 1991-2006 -- After Fidel, Under Raul -- -- Domestic -- U.S.-Cuba -- Cuba in the world -- A changing Cuba under Raul Castro's presidency.