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FIDEL CASTRO
A BIOGRAPHY |
| By: |
Thomas M. Leonard |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£37.00 |
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£37.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0313323011 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780313323010 |
| Availability: |
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| Publisher: |
ABC-CLIO |
| Pub. date: |
30 June, 2004 |
| Series: |
Greenwood Biographies |
| Pages: |
184 |
| Description: |
Explores the complex life of the enduring Cuban dictator, highlighting both his successes and failures. |
| Synopsis: |
Fidel Castro has ruled Cuba for over 40 years, yet he remains one of the world's most complex leaders. Rebellious at an early age, he attemped to organize a strike of sugar workers against his father as a teenager. By his early twenties, he made it clear that he was an opponent of the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista and wanted a social change for Cuba. His leadership of the successful revolution in 1959 led him to political power behind the support of the Cuban people. For decades critics have predicted his fall from power, but he remains the uncontested leader. 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. |
| Illustrations: |
5 halftone photographs |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Greenwood Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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