Inside the Cuban Revolution
Fidel Castro and the Urban Underground
Published on 1. July 2009
286 pages
978-0-674-04419-7 (ISBN)
Description
Sweig shatters the mythology surrounding the Cuban Revolution in a compelling revisionist history that reconsiders the revolutionary roles of Castro and Guevara and restores to a central position the leadership of the Llano.
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, MA; London
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
ISBN-13
978-0-674-04419-7 (9780674044197)
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10/2004
Harvard University Press
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Person
Julia E. Sweig is Senior Fellow and Deputy Director of the Latin America Program at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Content
Introduction: History, Mythology, and Revolution 1 1 "Tactics in Politics and Tactics in Revolution Are Not the Same" 12 2 The Sierra Manifesto 29 3 "We Had to Act a Bit Dictatorially" 39 4 Defining Opposition Unity on the Ground 48 5 Fear and Loathing in Miami 59 6 Taming the Politiqueros in Exile 72 7 With Friends Like These, Who Needs Enemies? 82 8 Total War? 95 9 The Golden Age of the Llano 104 10 The Arms Race 114 11 Politics and Popular Insurrection 120 12 "Bordering on Chaos" 136 13 Picking Up the Pieces 148 14 Unity: "Like a Magic Word" 154 15 The Pact of Caracas 164 16 Hasta La Victoria! 172 Epilogue: Transitions Then and Now 183
