Fidel Castro: A Biography / Edition 1

by Thomas M. Leonard

Overview

Fidel Castro has ruled Cuba for over 40 years, yet he remains one of the world's most complex leaders. Rebellious at an early age, he attemped to organize a strike of sugar workers against his father as a teenager. By his early twenties, he made it clear that he was an opponent of the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista and wanted a social change for Cuba. His leadership of the successful revolution in 1959 led him to political power behind the support of the Cuban people. For decades critics have predicted his fall from power, but he remains the uncontested leader.

Castro's life and career are described in this biography, including his childhood, family, education, and political endeavors. Readers will learn of his attendance at Havana Law School, his imprisonment, his rise to political power, along with history topics and events such as communism, the Bay of Pigs invasion, and the Cuban missile crisis. A timeline provides a comprehensive list of important events in his life, and a bibliography covers print and electronic sources for further research.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313323010
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/30/2004
Series:	Greenwood Biographies Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	184
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.44(d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

About the Author

THOMAS M. LEONARD is Professor of History at the University of North Florida.

Table of Contents

Preface
Time Line
Growing Up in Cuba
From Moncada to Havana
The Russians Are Coming
Institutionalization and Stagnation of Castro's Revolution
"Socialismo O Muerte"
Conclusion
Selected Bibliography