Eduardo Chibas - The Incorrigible Man of Cuban Politics

While Cuba’s 1940 constitution was among the most progressive in the western hemisphere, few knew its details until political leader Chibás, whose suicide in 1951 precipitated the Cuban Revolution, read it on his radio program. This work explores Chibás’s life in order to explain the nature of Cuban politics from the mid-twentieth century to today.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction

Chapter One: "As Long As Any Cuban Suffers, I Will Fight for Him"
Chapter Two: "Shoot Me in the Heart, the Ortodoxos Need a Martyr"
Chapter Three: "No One Respects the Constitution"
Chapter Four: "We are Alone With the People"
Chapter Five: "The Miracle of Chibás"
Chapter Six: "I Would Proudly Go to Prison to Defend the Cuban People"
Chapter Seven: "The Cave of Ali Baba and His 40,000 Thieves"
Chapter Eight: "I'm Not One of Those Generals Who Dies in Bed"
Chapter Nine: "Time Will Prove Me Right Once Again"
Chapter Ten: "I Am Going to Open My Briefcase"

Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Ilan Ehrlich is assistant professor of history at Bergen Community College.

Summary

While Cuba's 1940 constitution was among the most progressive in the western hemisphere, few knew its details until political leader Chibas, whose suicide in 1951 precipitated the Cuban Revolution, read it on his radio program. This work explores Chibas's life in order to explain the nature of Cuban politics from the mid-twentieth century to today.

Product details

• Authors: Ilan Ehrlich, Ehrlich Ilan
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.03.2015
• EAN: 9781442241176
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-4117-6
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: historical, political & military, 20th Century, Cuba, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / Cuba, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History of the Americas, Biography: historical, political and military, Central / national / federal government, Central government