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9781405873185

Castro

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  • ISBN13:

    9781405873185

  • ISBN10:

    1405873183

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-11-20
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

A study in how Castro gained and held power for over 50 years. Completely revised and updated to take into account events of recent years Looks at the renewed crackdown on dissidents in Cuba from the mid-1990s onwards Examines the major geopolitical reconfiguration of Latin America in the late 1990s, and the new Cuban-Venezuelan relationship under Hugo Chavez Takes into account the effects of the Helms Burton Act and the continuing US embargo Succinctly analysisesthe Cuban economy in the first decade of the new millennium

Author Biography

Sebastian Balfour is Emeritus Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He has published widely on twentieth-century Spanish history and on the links between Spain and Cuba.

Table of Contents

List of Platesp. vi
Preface to the Third Editionp. vii
Prologuep. 1
Pictures of the Past, Visions of the Futurep. 5
The Rebelp. 19
Rise to Powerp. 33
Defying the Colossusp. 58
The Grand Illusionp. 74
The Revolutionary Godfatherp. 98
The World Statesmanp. 112
Straightening the Rudderp. 135
A Special Periodp. 150
Autumn of the Revolutionary Patriarchp. 168
Epilogue: Castro's Legacyp. 183
Bibliographical Essayp. 197
Mapsp. 204
Indexp. 207
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