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Castro

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ISBN-10: 0340846127

ISBN-13: 9780340846124

Edition: 2002

Authors: Sean Connolly

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Castro A Beginner's Guide introduces the Cuban 'commander-in-chief' who since seizing power in 1959 has fashioned a communist society that has inspired international admiration and antagonized his superpower neighbour, the United States. Learn how Castro outlasted contemporaries Khrushchev, Kennedy, Mao and Nixon in order to enter the new millennium as 'the last Cold Warrior'.
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Book details

List price: $11.99
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Publication date: 5/1/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 96
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.50" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.242
Language: English

Who is Fidel Castro?
Rebel with a cause
David and Goliath?
Marxism and sugar cane
Maximum Leader
Summary
Rebellious Youth
Wealth from sugar
Rough and tumble
Student of history
Politics at university
Summary
The Politics of the Gun
Practising law
Castro the candidate
Batista seizes power
The propaganda offensive
A plan of action
Attack and arrest
'History Will Absolve Me'
Summary
Guerrilla Victory
Mexican exile
Che joins the Movement
The Oriente landing
Unshakeable confidence
Overthrowing a dictator
Summary
Enemy Number One
Triumphant welcome
Securing real power
The international arena
Summary
Tropical Marxism
Reworking a philosophy
Superpowers and sugar
A national focus
Summary
International Involvement
The footsteps of Bolivar
The death of Che
The African experience
Summary
Fighting for Survival
Caribbean concerns
The crumbling Kremlin
Uncharted waters
Summary
Dealing with Uncle Sam
Facing the embargo
Crossing the water
In the spotlight
Summary
The Man Bening the Beard
Castro's personal life
Real independence
The Papal visit
Grand old man or dinosaur?
Summary
Chronology of Important Dates
Glossary
Bibliography and Further Reading
Index
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