Fulgencio Batista : from revolutionary to strongman /

Second only to Fidel Castro, Fulgencio Batista is the most controversial leader in modern Cuban history. And yet, until now, there has been no objective biography written about him. In this book, the first of two volumes, Frank Argote-Freyre provides a full and balanced portrait of this historically...

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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteur: Argote-Freyre, Frank
Formaat: Licensed eBooks
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2006.
Online toegang:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=176464
Inhoudsopgave:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1. End and Beginning
  • Chapter 2. Restless Adolescence
  • Chapter 3. Sergeant Stenographer
  • Chapter 4. Machadato
  • Chapter 5. Sergeants' Revolt
  • Chapter 6. Revolution of 1933
  • Chapter 7. An End to Revolution
  • Chapter 8. The Mendieta Years
  • Chapter 9. Labor Unrest
  • Chapter 10. The Elections of 1936
  • Chapter 11. In the Shadow of Batista
  • Chapter 12. Cuban Strongman
  • Chapter 13. Road to Democracy
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author