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My Life Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro
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Description for My Life Fidel Castro
Paperback. Castro is the only world leader to have outlasted nine US presidents, has survived over 600 assassination attempts and remains one of the twentieth century's most controversial figures. This title tells Castro's story, explaining thing from his parents and earliest influences to his imprisonment, guerrilla war and the Cuban revolution. Editor(s): Ramonet, Ignacio. Translator(s): Hurley, Andrew. Num Pages: 736 pages, Illustrations (some col.), 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KJC; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 568.
The acclaimed autobiography of Fidel Castro, one of the towering political figures of our age, who dominated both Cuba and the world stage for over half a century.
Here Castro tells his story in full for the first time, speaking openly about everything from his parents and earliest influences to his imprisonment, guerrilla war and the Cuban revolution and on to the Bay of Pigs, the missile crisis and his relationship with Che Guevara. He also remembers the people he knew, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
736
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141026268
SKU
V9780141026268
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About Fidel Castro
Ignacio Ramonet is a specialist on geopolitics, economics and the history of culture and a professor of communication theory at the University Denis Diderot in Paris. He is the long-time editor of the French magazine, Le Monde Diplomatique.
Reviews for My Life Fidel Castro
Gripping, almost cinematic
Guardian
Irresistible
Financial Times
Cubaphiles are all the richer for this book … Castro's prodigious gifts are well displayed: his formidable erudition, steely discipline, epic curiosity and his astute grasp of history
Financial Times
Whatever happens after Castro has gone, this book will provide an indispensable perspective on his record
... Read more
Guardian
Irresistible
Financial Times
Cubaphiles are all the richer for this book … Castro's prodigious gifts are well displayed: his formidable erudition, steely discipline, epic curiosity and his astute grasp of history
Financial Times
Whatever happens after Castro has gone, this book will provide an indispensable perspective on his record
... Read more