According to some reviews , the book , a work of investigative journalism complemented by academic analysis , dealt a strong blow to hard-liners within the regime , by exposing for the first time the internal conflicts between Cuba 's apparatus and its intelligentsia .
According to some reviews , the book , a work of investigative journalism helped by academic analysis , dealt a strong blow to hard-liners within the regime , by exposing for the first time the internal conflicts between Cuba 's apparatus and its intelligentsia .