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In a future, caste based society a man is caught leading a double life and marrying outside of his caste. In exchange for staying with his family, he agrees to travel back in time to prevent a particular caste from ever coming into existence. The critical event that needs to be changed is the Cuban Missile Crisis.

I read the book in the mid to late 90s. I believe the cover art was a picture of a globe with a man running on top with prism like rays of light coming from where his foot touches the globe.

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    And for the millionth time... When did you read this? How old do you think the book might be? Can you remember anything about the cover?
    – Tim
    Mar 12, 2018 at 19:32
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    Sorry, I should have though of that. Details added.
    – Scott B.
    Mar 12, 2018 at 19:42
  • You might find librarything.com/topic/75640 useful
    – FuzzyBoots
    Mar 12, 2018 at 19:45
  • @FuzzyBoots I don't see anything in that discussion that looks like what I'm looking for. Although, I think some of those titles have turned up in my previous attempts at googling.
    – Scott B.
    Mar 12, 2018 at 20:06

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I think this is Dead Morn by Piers Anthony (1990). From Goodreads:

In the 25th century survivors of the nuclear war must live underground. Their actions must be regulated. Their passions must be controlled.

Love is a crime, and when a man dares to take a lover of his own choice, he must be punished.

It's time for a change and the only way to alter this grim future is to journey back to the past...

And change a few small details.

The front cover matches your description too:

Dead Morn cover

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    Hi, welcome to SF&F! Based on the description, you might be right, but you could make this a better answer by showing how this book matches the details in the question.
    – DavidW
    Oct 22, 2018 at 17:02
  • "With humankind surviving underground in the twenty-fifth-century's last city, a courageous man journeys back in time into Cuba's history to try to alter the past and stop the worldwide conflagration that would leave Earth a nuclear wasteland." Is part of the description for the book in various sites.
    – Hydra Exiled
    Oct 23, 2018 at 9:06
  • That's it. Thanks, this has been bugging me for years.
    – Scott B.
    Mar 15, 2019 at 20:12

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