Historia de Cuba,

El autor, Calixto C. Mas y V zquez (Cuba, 1901 - USA, 1974)

dedic su vida a la investigaci n y a la ense anza de la Historia. Fue

profesor en el Instituto de la V bora, en la Universidad de La Habana

y finalmente, exiliado, en Northeastern Illinois University. Para l la

historia no es una mera cr nica de lo hecho por h roes, santos, sabios

o estadistas, sino un recuento del quehacer de todos los componentes

de una sociedad humana. Recuento que debe presentarse no e n forma

descriptiva sino anal tica e interpretativa seg n el nivel docente de que

se trate.

Una de las obras m s completas, informativa y objetiva de las

historias de Cuba publicadas. El libro contiene 28 cap tulos que van

desde los primitivos habitantes del archipi lago cubano, la colonia, las guerras de independencia y la Rep blica. Para esta edici n colaboraron

los acad micos Carlos M. Raggi Ageo y Leonel Antonio de la

Cuesta quien hizo la revisi n final y la complet con una cronolog a

que abarca de 1822 a 1992). Con bibliograf a e ndice onom stico e

ilustraciones en blanco y negro.

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The author, Calixto C. Maso y Vzquez (Cuba, 1901 - USA, 1974)

dedicated his life to research and teaching history. He was a professor

at the Instituto de la V bora, at the University of Havana and, in exile,

at Northeastern Illinois University. For him, history was not a mere

chronicle of what had been done by heroes, saints, sages or statesmen,

but an account of the work of all the components of a human society.

A story that must be presented not in a descriptive way but in an

analytical and interpretive way according to the teaching level in

question.

This book contains 28 chapters that cover in order, from the indegenous

inhabitants of the Cuban archipelago, the colonial period, the

wars of independence and the years as a Republic. The academics

Carlos M. Raggi Ageo and Leonel Antonio de la Cuesta collaborated

on this edition, made the final revision and completed it with a chronology

that covers from 1822 to 1992. With bibliography and onosmatic

index as well as illustrations in black and white.