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The F-Word

How politics and language mix

In the Human Frame

Memories of the baffled king

Balance the Books

The case for Canadian publishing

John M. Kirk

John M. Kirk is Professor of Latin American Studies at Dalhousie University. He is the author or co-editor of some nine books on Cuba, most recently Culture and the Cuban Revolution: Conversations in Havana (University Press of Florida, 2002), and editor of the “Contemporary Cuba” series of the University Press of Florida.

Articles by
John M. Kirk

A Special Relationship

Geography and geopolitics have crafted an intriguing bond between Canada and Cuba October 2005
Can you imagine George Bush visiting Fidel Castro for a few days to discuss human rights? Or Condoleezza Rice dropping in to Havana? Can you picture five million U.S. tourists spending time on Cuba’s super beaches? Or $650 million in development assistance to that beleaguered country? Can you conceive of Che Guevara’s daughter receiving a standing ovation in the…