"The Cuban Revolution not only changed the political regime of the island nation, it also transformed Cuban cultural identity. Che Guevara coined the idea of the "New Man" to represent the unique revolutionary identity that all Cubans were called to take on. In the speeches of t…
Chronicles the life of the little-known Cuban revolutionary who chose the landing site of the Gramma, fought alongside rebels in the Sierra Maestra, documented the revolution, and helped develop the Cohiba cigar brand.
"Elizabeth B. Schwall aligns culture and politics by focusing on an art form that became a darling of the Cuban revolution: dance. In this history of staged performance in ballet, modern dance, and folkloric dance, Schwall analyzes how and why dance artists interacted with repub…
Fidel Castro's most original contribution to revolutionary and radical thought has been his development of an explicit ethical position on one of the most controversial issues of our time: vioelnce. This book explores the evolution of Castro's political thinking-and in particula…
