Aldabonazo: Inside the Cuban Revolutionary Underground, 1952-58 : a Participant's AccountPathfinder, 2004 - 387 pages In this firsthand account by a historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, we meet men and women who led the urban underground in the fight against the brutal U.S.-backed tyranny in the 1950s. Together with their comrades-in-arms in the Rebel Army, they not only overthrew the dictatorship. Their revolutionary actions and example worldwide changed the history of the 20th century-and the century to come. "Biographical sketches of major political figures during the 1950s, as well as photographs, are important additions to the text…. Recommended."-Choice "Narrated by [someone] who not only participated in the founding of the revolutionary movement that came to power in 1959 but also … formed part of the leadership of that revolutionary movement…. [C]ontains more than one hundred pages of important documents, other first-person accounts, and photographs…. [P]rovides scholars of Cuba a wealth of information with which to stimulate further research … will also be of value for students and the general public interested in contemporary Latin America."-Hispanic American Historical Review "A historical display with vivid commentary to provide an insider's explanation."- CounterpoisePrefaces by Mary-Alice Waters, Eliades Acosta Matos, and Roberto Fernández Retamar, 28-page photo section, documents, maps, epilogue, chronological notes, glossary, index. |
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... Spanish , the book , which has been out of print for half a decade , is again available not only in Latin America and Spain , but for the first time to the large and ever - growing audience of Spanish - speaking read- ers in the United ...
... Spanish , the book , which has been out of print for half a decade , is again available not only in Latin America and Spain , but for the first time to the large and ever - growing audience of Spanish - speaking read- ers in the United ...
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... Spanish publishing house Liber- tarias Prodhufi brought out an edition under the title Cuba : Roots of the Present . Pathfinder's edition , prepared in collaboration with the au- thor , reorganizes materials contained in the earlier ...
... Spanish publishing house Liber- tarias Prodhufi brought out an edition under the title Cuba : Roots of the Present . Pathfinder's edition , prepared in collaboration with the au- thor , reorganizes materials contained in the earlier ...
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... Spanish descent dur- ing the colonial period . A Creole landowning class developed in the 19th century , but Spanish colonial policy reserved posi- tions of government and administration for Spanish - born colo- nists , known as ...
... Spanish descent dur- ing the colonial period . A Creole landowning class developed in the 19th century , but Spanish colonial policy reserved posi- tions of government and administration for Spanish - born colo- nists , known as ...
Table des matières
Armando Hart | 11 |
Preface to the Cuban edition | 30 |
Background | 43 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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