Contesting Castro: The United States and the Triumph of the Cuban Revolution - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Thomas G. Paterson, Thomas G. PattersonPublish date:1995-10-12Pages:384
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780195101201ISBN-10:195101200UPC:9780195101201Book Category:Political Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:International Relations, United StatesBook Topic:20th CenturySize:7.98 x 5.36 x 0.78 inchesWeight:0.7099Product ID:SCG71AMGAQ
Contesting Castro: The United States and the Triumph of the Cuban Revolution
Today they stand as enemies, but in the 1950s, few countries were as closely intertwined as Cuba and the United States. Thousands of Americans (including Ernest Hemingway and Errol Flynn) lived on the island, and, in the United States, dancehalls swayed to the mambo beat. The strong-arm Batista regime depended on Washington's support, and it invited American gangsters like Meyer Lansky to build...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780195101201ISBN-10:195101200UPC:9780195101201Book Category:Political Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:International Relations, United StatesBook Topic:20th CenturySize:7.98 x 5.36 x 0.78 inchesWeight:0.7099Product ID:SCG71AMGAQ
Thomas G. Paterson is Professor of History at the University of Connecticut. He is the author or editor of more than a dozen books, including On Every Front: The Making and Unmaking of the Cold War, Kennedy's Quest for Victory, and the popular textbook A People and a Nation.
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