Reseña del libro "Historia de Cuba"
El autor, Calixto C. Maso y Vazquez (Cuba, 1901 - USA, 1974)dedico su vida a la investigacion y a la enseñanza de la Historia. Fueprofesor en el Instituto de la Vibora, en la Universidad de La Habanay finalmente, exiliado, en Northeastern Illinois University. Para el lahistoria no es una mera cronica de lo hecho por heroes, santos, sabioso estadistas, sino un recuento del quehacer de todos los componentesde una sociedad humana. Recuento que debe presentarse no e n formadescriptiva sino analitica e interpretativa segun el nivel docente de quese trate.Una de las obras mas completas, informativa y objetiva de lashistorias de Cuba publicadas. El libro contiene 28 capitulos que vandesde los primitivos habitantes del archipielago cubano, la colonia, las guerras de independencia y la Republica. Para esta edicion colaboraronlos academicos Carlos M. Raggi Ageo y Leonel Antonio de laCuesta quien hizo la revision final y la completo con una cronologiaque abarca de 1822 a 1992). Con bibliografia e indice onomastico eilustraciones en blanco y negro.=========The author, Calixto C. Maso y Vzquez (Cuba, 1901 - USA, 1974)dedicated his life to research and teaching history. He was a professorat the Instituto de la Vibora, at the University of Havana and, in exile,at Northeastern Illinois University. For him, history was not a merechronicle 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 ananalytical and interpretive way according to the teaching level inquestion.This book contains 28 chapters that cover in order, from the indegenousinhabitants of the Cuban archipelago, the colonial period, thewars of independence and the years as a Republic. The academicsCarlos M. Raggi Ageo and Leonel Antonio de la Cuesta collaboratedon this edition, made the final revision and completed it with a chronologythat covers from 1822 to 1992. With bibliography and onosmaticindex as well as illustrations in black and white.
