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Thomas Wright presents an in-depth explanation of how the Cuban Revolution dictated Latin American politics and U.S.-Latin American relations from the 1950s to the present, including widespread democratisation and the rise of the 'Pink Tide'.
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Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,
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| Publisher Address: | Santa Barbara, California : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Third edition. |
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| Summary: |
Thomas Wright presents an in-depth explanation of how the Cuban Revolution dictated Latin American politics and U.S.-Latin American relations from the 1950s to the present, including widespread democratisation and the rise of the 'Pink Tide'. |
| Carrier Form: | xviii, 286 pages : maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [251]-268) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781440858468 1440858462 9781440857676 1440857679 |
| Index Number: | F1414 |
| CLC: |
K730.5 K751.5 |
| Call Number: | K751.5/W953/3rd ed. |
| Contents: | Introduction : the Cuban Revolution and Latin America -- Part One. Revolution in Cuba. Fidel Castro's road to power, 1952-1959 -- Cuba : the making of a revolution -- Part Two. The promise and threat of hemispheric revolution. Fidelismo and the radicalization of Latin American politics -- U.S. responses to revolution -- Part Three. Guerrilla warfare. Che's way : rural guerrilla warfare -- After Che : urban guerrilla warfare -- Part Four. Three truncated revolutions. The Peruvian Military Revolution, 1968-1975 -- Chile under Allende, 1970-1973 : a peaceful road to socialism? -- The Sandinista |