We speak with Joseph J. Gonzalez about life and capitalism in post-Castro Cuba. Joseph J. Gonzalez is Associate Professor, Global Studies at Appalachian State University. He is a historian of the Cuban-U.S. relationship, publishing in both English and in Spanish, in the United States and Cuba, where he is affiliated with the Institute for Cuban History. He is finishing a book on the Cuba's relationship with the United States, titled Facing the Sun: Cuba's Challenge to America's Empire, 1868-1959.

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