ISBN: Ostalo
Godina izdanja: 1986
Jezik: Engleski
Autor: Strani

U dobrom stanju
Tvrdi povez, zaštitni omot

Publisher : William Morrow & Co; 1st edition (November 1, 1986)
Language : English
Hardcover : 703 pages
ISBN-10 : 0688046452
ISBN-13 : 978-0688046453
Item Weight : 3 pounds


Based on personal interviews with Castro and his closest associates, this biography covers Castro`s life from birth to the present and features information from access to thirty years of hidden records


With Castro`s cooperation (which included many hours of taped conversation), interviews with scores of his friends and associates, and access to Cuban archives, this former New York Times foreign correspondent has produced the first major biography of one of the most puzzling and little-known world leaders of our day. Material includes an analysis of Castro`s relationship with the Cuban Communist Party before the revolution, details on the CIA`s initial support and later assassination attempts, and convincing suggestions on how the Bay of Pigs affair led directly to the Cuban missile crisis. The author characterizes the Cuban revolution of the 1960s as `to a very large degree the story of Fidel Castro`s and John Kennedy`s impact on each other.` Szulc`s admiration for the Cuban leader is vast: Castro is `a virtuoso of politics` and `a master of strategy and tactics as well as a master of timing.` So rich is the material Szulc marshalls in his support that readers less enamored of Castro will find it hard to deny these and other sweeping statements. Photos.

From Library Journal
Long-time Latin Americanist and journalist Szulc offers a welcome, clearly written full-length portrait of one of the world`s most enigmatic leaders. The book is meticulously researched, with Castro himself providing access to much unpublished data. The author develops the thesis that Castro, since his teenage years, has been a mercurial, explosive, and fanatical personality, a theme sustained throughout. Happily, Szulc presents a balanced interpretation, but at times one wishes that there were fewer characters in the narrative and that more attention had been paid to internal, domestic policies. On the other hand, the author provides the reader with an excellent sense of Castro`s complex foreign relations. Highly recommended for most libraries.
Robert A. Camp, Latin American Studies Dept., Central Coll., Pella, Ia.

Biography
Tad Szulc was a journalist, foreign policy analyst and biographer. The author of more than 25 books, he was the winner of the Overseas Press Club Award and the Maria Moors Cabot Award for coverage of Latin America and was awarded the Legion d’Honneur. Born in Warsaw in 1925, he went to the United States following World War 2 and became a foreign correspondent for the New York Times for 20 years. At the Times, he covered Latin America -- where he broke the story of the impending-but-secret Bay of Pigs invasion -- American foreign and national security policy, and Cold War Europe, where he was present during the Soviet invasion of Czechosolvakia -- and was expelled by the KGB for his reporting. After leaving The Times, he enjoyed a prolific book writing career, which included his highly acclaimed biographies of Fidel Castro, and Pope John Paul II. He died in 2001.

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