Fidel Castro: a biography

by Skierka, Volker

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Title Statements

Full title :Fidel Castro : a biography / Volker Skierka ; translated by Patrick Carmiller.

Summary

Fidel Castro is one of the most interesting and controversial political leaders of our time. Castro's biography, and the history of his country, exemplify the tensions between Eat and West. As Castro's life draws to a close, the question as to what will become of Cuba is more important than ever. Will Castro open Cuba to economic reform and democratization, or stick to his old slogan "socialism or death"? He In this remarkable, up-to-date reconstruction of Castro's life, Volker Skierka addresses this question and provides an account of the economic, social, and political history of Cuba since Castro's childhood. He draws on a number of little-known sources, including material from the East German Communist archives on Cuba. This is an exciting, painstakingly researched, and authoritative account of the life of one of the most extraordinary political figures of our time. -- From publisher's description.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2006.
Edition:[New ed.]

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Polity
Place of Publication:Cambridge, UK
Language:eng
Publication Date:2006.

The Physical Object

Description:xxvi, 440 pages : : illustrations, 1 map ; : 23 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0745630065, 9780745630069, 0745640818, 9780745640815
oclc:ocn150380602
LC Classification:F1788.22.C3
Dewey Decimal:972.9104092

The heroic myth -- The young Fidel -- Among Jesuits -- Among gangsters -- The young revolutionary -- Moncada : storm and stress -- "Che", the Argentinean -- Stormy crossing on the "Granma" -- A guerrillero in the Sierra Maestra -- Against 10,000 -- The young victor -- Communists and "barbudos" -- 1,500 revolutionary laws -- Old enemies, new friends -- The great powers at the gates -- The CIA, the Mafia, and the Bay of Pigs -- Fidelismo -- "Mongoose" and "Anadyr" -- Three gamblers -- The long march with Che -- Moscow, Beijing, and Havana -- The new man -- The demise of Che -- Bad times, good times -- War and peace with Moscow -- Ten million tons -- Into the Third World -- The revolution devours its children -- Alone against all -- Exodus to Florida -- Rectificacin and Perestroika -- The Soviet imperium collapses -- The brother's power.

Subjects

Biographies Castro, Fidel Chefs d'État -- Biographies. -- Cuba Cuba Cuba -- Histoire -- 1933-1959 Cuba -- Histoire -- 1959-1990 Cuba -- History -- 1933-1959 Cuba -- History -- 1959-1990 Heads of state Heads of state -- Biography. -- Cuba History