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Genre/Form: | History |
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Named Person: | Fidel Castro; Fidel Castro; Fidel Castro |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Thomas G Paterson |
ISBN: | 0195101200 9780195101201 0195086309 9780195086300 |
OCLC Number: | 33476919 |
Notes: | "First published in 1994 by Oxford University Press, Inc. First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback, 1995"--Title page verso. |
Description: | xii, 352 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm |
Responsibility: | Thomas G. Paterson. |
Abstract:
Paterson tells the fascinating story of the love-hate relationship that has grown between Cuba and the USA, from Castro's early fund-raising tours in the USA to support his revolution to Eisenhower's failed efforts to maintain support for Batista.
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Thomas Paterson, in Contesting Castro, details US policy toward Cuba and Castro since the 1950s with the acumen of a respected and widely read diplomatic historian ... His book is a blend of journalism and academic analysis, whose strength lies in fascinating detail culled from US archival sources. * Times Educational Supplement * Read more...
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