Fidel! by Sheldon B Liss, Sheldon B. Liss (Preface by)
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- 264pp
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- ISBN-13: 9780813386799
- Edition Description: REV
- Edition Number: 1
- Pub. Date: February 1994
- Publisher: Westview Press
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- Series: Latin American Perspectives Series, #13
- ISBN-13: 9780813386799
- ISBN: 0813386799
- Edition Number: 1
- Edition Description: REV
Synopsis
Offering a highly original approach to understanding the Cuban Revolution, Sheldon Liss analyzes and interprets the prolific writings and speeches of Fidel Castro. Liss first illuminates the European and Latin American intellectual origins of Fidel’s ideological development. He then probes Castro’s views on capitalism, revolutionary movements, the Cuban-Soviet relationship, and the role of the United States in exacerbating the region’s social ills. Finally, Liss investigates Castro’s controversial views on democracy, human rights, and freedom of artistic and intellectual expression.
Annotation
"Little more than a hagiography from a prominent scholar, written from a less-than-critical perspective. Book emphasizes Castro's 'political and social thoughts,' and author states that 'fundamentally, my worldview and Castro's coincide' (p. xii). Still, book is useful because it shows how Marxism, Castro's ambitions, and the international context shaped the Cuban Revolution. Good notes and bibliography included"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Library Journal
Liss, who has authored many works on Latin America, including a prior study of Cuban thought, offers an insightful, important contribution to Latin American intellectual history with this examination of Fidel Castro's philosophy. Basing his book on extensive research of Castro's writings and speeches, Liss interprets and documents Castro's views on a range of controversial topics while placing them in a larger comparative, international context. He offers interpretations of such topics as the intellectual influences on Castro's Marxist formation, his vision of a Cuban state, his assessments of international relations, his analysis of culture and human rights, and his position on race, religion, and gender. Highly recommended for academic collections.-- Roderic A. Camp, Latin American Ctr., Tulane Univ., New Orleans, La.
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Sheldon B. Liss is Distinguished Professor of Latin American History at the University of Akron, where he teaches Latin American history and politics.
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