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Summary:

This book examines the way in which the guerrilla origins of the Cuban Revolution have shaped the beliefs and values that have underpinned it since 1959.The book proposes that it is this guerrilla discourse which holds the key to understanding not only the survival of the Revolution itself, but the longevity of its leadership.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Looking beyond militarism
• Perpetuating a fighting spirit: guerrilla warfare and the guerrillero in Cuba
• Consolidating the revolution, 1959-1968
• The vanguard will be the guerrilla movement, 1968-1979
• Guerrillerismo in the shadows, 1980-1989
• Surviving the special period: learning lessons from the past, 1989-2003
• The revolution under Raúl: the old guard in a new century, 2006-2018
• Conclusion: Guerrillerismo, a symbolic arsenal.

Author/Creator:

Clayfield, Anna, 1983- , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

The guerrilla legacy of the Cuban Revolution [by Clayfield, A.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Guerilla legacy of the Cuban Revolution [by Clayfield, A.] (Gainesville : University of Florida Press, 2019 — ISBN 9781683400899; LCCN 2018047748)

Subjects:

Cuba — History — Revolution, 1959

Guerrillas — Cuba — History

Cuba — History — 1933-1959

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on: Print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Call Numbers:

F1788 .C56 2019eb

ISBNs:

9781683400899 (cloth, alk. paper)
1683400895 (cloth, alk. paper)
9781683401087 (electronic bk.)
1683401085 (electronic bk.)
9781683400899 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1101879201

Other Control Numbers:

EBC5774809 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp16232001