عنوان

Heroes, Martyrs, and Political Messiahs in Revolutionary Cuba, 1946-1958 /

(Number (ISBN

0300175531

(Number (ISBN

9780300175530

Title Proper

Heroes, Martyrs, and Political Messiahs in Revolutionary Cuba, 1946-1958 /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Lillian Guerra.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New Haven :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Yale University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2018]

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2018

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

370 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations ;

Dimensions

24 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-360) and index.

Text of Note

Introduction : A history that dare not be told: political culture and the making of revolutionary Cuba, 1946-1958. Cuba on the verge: martyrdom, political culture, and civic activism, 1946-1951 -- El último aldabonazo: Fulgencio Batista's "revolution" and renewed struggle for a democratic Cuba, 1952-1953 -- Los muchachos del Moncada: civic mobilization and democracy's last stand, 1953-1954 -- Civic activism and the legitimation of armed struggle against Batista, 1955-1956 -- Complicit Communists, student commandos, fidelistas, and civil war, 1956-1957 -- Clandestinos, guerrillas, and the making of a messiah in the Sierra Maestra, 1957-1958 -- Epilogue : Revolutionary Cuba: December 1958 and beyond. Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

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Text of Note

A leading scholar sheds light on the experiences of ordinary Cubans in the unseating of dictator Fulgencio Batista In this important and timely volume, one of today's foremost experts on Cuban history and politics fills a significant gap in the literature, illuminating how Cuba's sovereign electoral democracy underwent a tumultuous transformation into a military dictatorship. Lillian Guerra draws on her years of research in newly opened archives and on personal interviews to shed light on the men and women of Cuba who participated in mass mobilization and civic activism to establish social movements in their quest for social and racial justice and for more accountable leadership. Driven by a sense of duty toward la patria (the fatherland) and their dedication to heroism and martyrdom, these citizens built a powerful underground revolutionary culture that shaped and witnessed Batista's overthrow in the late 1950s. Beautifully illustrated with archival photographs, this volume is a stunning addition to Latin American history and politics.

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Aktivismus

HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / Cuba.

HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century.

HISTORY / Revolutionary.

Kubanische Revolution

Politik

Cuba, History, 1933-1959.

Cuba, History, Revolution, 1959.

Cuba, 1956-1959 (Révolution).

Cuba, Politique et gouvernement, 1933-1959.

Cuba.

Cuba.

Kuba

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Number

Class number

Book number

Guerra, Lillian

Date of Transaction

20200822100741.0

Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))

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Electronic name

[Book]

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