Fidel Castro

by Leonard, Thomas M.

• ISBN13: 9780313323010
• ISBN10: 0313323011
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-06-30
• Publisher: Greenwood Pub Group

Summary

Fidel Castro has ruled Cuba for over 40 years and is one of the world's most complex leaders. Castro's life and career are described in this biography, including his childhood, family, education, and political endeavors. Readers will learn of his attendance at Havana Law School, his imprisonment, his rise to political power, along with history topics and events such as communism, the Bay of Pigs invasion, and the Cuban missile crisis. A timeline provides a comprehensive list of important events in his life, and a bibliography covers print and electronic sources for further research.

Author Biography

THOMAS M. LEONARD is Professor of History at the University of North Florida.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword	ix
Preface	xi
Timeline	xv
Chapter 1 Growing Up in Cuba	1	(20)
Chapter 2 From Moncada to Havana	21	(24)
Chapter 3 The Russians Are Coming	45	(26)
Chapter 4 The Institutionalization and Stagnation of Castro's Revolution	71	(26)
Chapter 5 Socialismo o Muerte	97	(30)
Chapter 6 Conclusion	127	(4)
Further Reading	131	(12)
Index	143