| Preface | |
| List of Acronyms | |
| Chronology, 1959-1961 | |
| Map | |
| 1 | Introduction | 3 |
| 2 | Cuban Socialism: Thirty Years of Controversy | 15 |
| 3 | Socialist Transitions and Prospects for Change in Cuba | 38 |
| 4 | "We Are the Only Ones and There is No Alternative": Vanguard Party Politics in Cuba, 1975-1991 | 67 |
| 5 | The Comandante in His Economic Labyrinth | 86 |
| 6 | Political-Military Relations since 1959 | 110 |
| 7 | The Nuanced Lives of the Intelligentsia | 137 |
| 8 | The Politics of Dissidence: A Challenge to the Monolith | 164 |
| 9 | Youth in Cuba: Resistance and Accommodation | 189 |
| 10 | Cuban-U.S. Relations and Political Contradictions in Cuba | 215 |
| 11 | The Impact of Soviet Reforms on Cuban Socialism | 242 |
| 12 | Soviet-Cuban Relations: The New Environment and Its Impact | 265 |
| 13 | Conclusions | 289 |
| Chronology, 1985-1993 | 301 |
| Selected Resources and Readings | 335 |
| Index | 337 |
| Notes on Contributors | 345 |