| Fidel Castro (Spanish Edition): Biografia a DOS Voces Expanded, Revis Edition Contributor(s): Ramonet, Ignacio (Author) |
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ISBN: 6074294097 ISBN-13: 9786074294095 Publisher: Debolsillo OUR PRICE: $12.60 Product Type: Paperback Language: Spanish Published: September 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads Of State |
| Series: Best Seller (Debolsillo) |
| Physical Information: 2" H x 4.9" W x 7.4" (1.35 lbs) 768 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Soci logo, te rico de la cultura, periodista y una de las voces m s representativas del movimiento altermundista, Ignacio Ramonet ha logrado desvelar -tras semanas de intensas conversaciones- las claves de la Revoluci n cubana a trav s de la biograf a humana y pol tica del ltimo monstruo sagrado de la pol tica internacional: el pol mico Fidel Castro. Testimonio excepcional y an lisis hist rico, este libro es una aut ntica biograf a a dos voces la memoria oral del comandante. C mo fue su infancia? D nde y cu ndo se forj el rebelde? C mo eran sus relaciones con Che Guevara? Estuvo el mundo al borde de una guerra nuclear durante la llamada crisis de los misiles ? Cu ntas veces han querido asesinarlo? Qu impresi n le caus el Papa Juan Pablo II cuando visit la isla en 1998? Por qu critica tanto a Felipe Gonz lez y a Jos Mar a Aznar mientras alaba la figura del rey Juan Carlos? Qu piensa de la globalizaci n neoliberal, de la guerra de Irak y del presidente Bush? Por qu las autoridades cubanas arrestaron a unos setenta opositores no violentos en marzo de 2003 y aplicaron, ese mismo a o, la pena de muerte a los secuestradores de una lancha? Existe la corrupci n en el r gimen? Es el socialismo en Cuba realmente irreversible ? Hacia d nde caminala pol tica y la econom a de la isla? Qu ocurrir despu s de Fidel Castro? El exhaustivo cuestionario de Ignacio Ramonet -m s de cien horas de entrevistas y de in ditas revelaciones- es al tiempo un recorrido apasionante por la controvertida figura de Fidel Castro y un formidable relato sobre el pasado, el presente y el porvenir de la Revoluci n. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Now in paperback, the intimate and highly revealing life story of the world's longest-serving, most charismatic, and contro- versial head of state in modern times. Numerous attempts have been made to get Fidel Castro to tell his own story. But it was only as he stepped down after five decades in power, that the Cuban leader finally decided to set out the detail of his life for the world to read. In these pages, he presents a compelling chronicle that spans the harshness of his school teachers; the early failures of the revolution; his comradeship with Che Guevara and their astonishing, against-all-odds victory over the dictator Batista; the Cuban perspective on the Bay of Pigs and the ensuing missile crisis; the active role of Cuba in African independence movements; his dealings with no fewer than ten successive American presidents, from Eisenhower to George W. Bush; and a number of thorny issues, including human rights, the treatment of homosexuals, and the use of the death penalty in Cuba. Along the way he shares intimacies about more personal matters: the benevolent strict- ness of his father, his success- ful attempt to give up cigars, his love of Ernest Hemingway's novels, and his calculation that by not shaving he saves up to ten working days each year. Drawing on more than one hundred hours of interviews, this spoken autobiography will stand as the definitive record of an extraordinary life lived in turbulent times. |