According to the Revolution: The Cuban Revolution in Cuban History and Cuban History in the Cuban Revolution

Abstract

This thesis combines the recent historiography on the Cuban Revolution with a theoretical approach to put forth a new mode of analysis for the ideological origin and guide of the Cuban Revolution. The role of Cuban history in the lexicon of the Cuban Revolution has been prominent, and it has provided the ideological background of the Revolution. The leadership's focus on Cuban history makes it organic in the Gramscian sense of organic versus traditional intellectuals. By analyzing the historical narrative with the assistance of the recent historiography, this thesis will show that the leadership of the 1959 Revolution had a blueprint for revolution, as well as a reference to the main obstacles to real change in Cuba: the power of the United States and the segment of the Cuban elite that willingly mortgaged sovereignty for economic and social stability in the vain of Cardoso and Falleto's analysis of dependency theory.