Contesting Castro - The United States and the Triumph of the Cuban Revolution

Zusatztext Thomas Paterson, in Contesting Castro, details US policy toward Cuba and Castro since the 1950s with the acumen of a respected and widely read diplomatic historian ... His book is a blend of journalism and academic analysis, whose strength lies in fascinating detail culled from US archival sources. Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext The gripping story of Batista's fall, Castro's triumph, and the roots of Cuban-American enmity lays bare the failures of U.S. policy. With evocative prose and swift-moving narrative, historian Professor Thomas Paterson explores America's troubled relationship with its island neighbor. Photos and maps. Zusammenfassung Paterson tells the fascinating story of the love-hate relationship that has grown between Cuba and the USA! from Castro's early fund-raising tours in the USA to support his revolution to Eisenhower's failed efforts to maintain support for Batista.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas G Paterson, Thomas G. Paterson, Thomas G Patterson, Thomas G. Patterson
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.1995
• EAN: 9780195101201
• ISBN: 978-0-19-510120-1
• No. of pages: 364
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Internationale Beziehungen, Kuba, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Amerikanische Geschichte, Zweite Hälfte 20. Jahrhundert (1950 bis 1999 n. Chr.)