Books

BACK CHANNEL TO CUBA - Critique de livre par Jean-Pierre Juneau

Jean-Pierre Juneau

''Back channel to Cuba.The hidden history of negotiations between Washington and Havana'' par William M. LeoGrande et Peter Kornbluh , The University of North Carolina Press, 2014.

Nous avons avec cet ouvrage rédigé par deux spécialistes de Cuba , un livre particulièrement intéressant qui relate l'histoire des hauts et des bas des nombreuses tentatives de rapprochement entre les Etats-Unis et Cuba depuis la rupture de leurs relations diplomatiques au début des années 60.

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Booklists by Klassen

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John Klassen

BOOK LISTS

I like book lists whether compiled as the “Top 100 of the Year”, or the “Top 100 Novels of All Time” or, more modestly, lists of favourites from authors, and the lists of the many individual annual literary prizes.  The lists are fun and may lead one to dis bycover new books; they certainly illustrate the breadth and depth of reading that can be done; and sometimes they are frustrating because they reinforce the knowledge that no matter how long you live, you will never read all of the books that you would like to.

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