Exporting Revolution

"Cuba’s internationalist record since it gained independence is utterly without parallel, a record even more remarkable on the part of a small country under unremitting assault by the global superpower. This highly instructive account by a poet immersed in Cuban culture, and deeply familiar with Cuban society, raises critical issues that all should ponder, Americans in particular." - Noam Chomsky

"In Exporting Revolution, Margaret Randall turns cold war dogma on its head, showing how the small and blockaded country of Cuba was able to marshal its resources and the remarkable solidarity of its people to offer disaster relief, medical care, and literacy classes in countries far beyond its borders. Randall’s deeply moving account gives us hope that an internationalism grounded in generosity could be an alternative to a global order ruled by economic and military might." - Sujatha Fernandes, author of Cuba Represent! Cuban Arts, State Power, and the Making of New Revolutionary Cultures

"Exporting Revolution [is] another excellent contribution to our understanding of Cuban policymaking compiled by the poet and activist Margaret Randall."  - Gavin O'Toole, Latin American Review of Books

"Margaret Randall gives a thoughtful historical analysis of the politics of the island nation, mostly during the Fidel Castro era. . . . Randall lived in Cuba from 1969 to 1980. It’s an analysis based on her wealth of experience." - David Steinberg, Albuquerque Journal

"Randall studies internationalism through poetry’s perspective but in doing so she succeeds and shines a light on novels, short stories, poetry and essays that she describes as the beginning of a genre of internationalist writing worthy of further study in itself." - Morning Star

“Anyone interested in Cuba, foreign policy, foreign development assistance, and international humanitarianism will find Exporting Revolution of interest. . . . Scholars of all stripes should examine Randall’s key argument fully and critically.” - Peter M. Sánchez, The Latin Americanist

“In Exporting Revolution, prolific poet and author Margaret Randall has written an important book that is a combination of political analysis, oral history, and personal memoir.” - Gary Prevost, Canadian Journal of History

“Margaret Randall has made an energetic contribution and we are grateful.” - Helen Yaffe, Journal of Latin American Studies

"A poet, essayist, and oral historian by trade, Randall has written on the sociocultural life of Cuba extensively. Her penchant for poetry is quite evident. . . . Exporting Revolution does not follow a strict chronological structure. Chapter by chapter, Randall instead takes the reader through thematic conceptions of Cuba’s internationalism." - Christian Ruth, Journal of Global South Studies

"A personal take on Cuban internationalism. . . . The greatest contribution lies in chapters 8, 9, and 10, which contain translated short-story excerpts written by Cuban internationalists. The selections would enrich syllabi for courses on Cuban history or global health." - Elizabeth Schwall, The Historian

"[Randall] makes us rethink how foreign aid is conceived and deployed in other countries by focusing on the policies implemented by the Caribbean island. Hers is an interesting contribution to the literature concerned with humanitarian assistance and foreign aid." - Marcus Oliver Golding, H-War, H-Net Reviews

"As a mythopoetic testament … this recitation of the Cuban Revolution's importance and successes has much to recommend it.… With no impartiality and little pretense, and rich with oral histories, anecdotes, and effort to situate the Cuban revolution's place in the global firmament, this combination memoir, oral history, presentation of work not normally seen, and distinctive political analysis is, like the Cuban Revolution, extraordinary, unique."  - Eric Selbin, Left History