Heroes, Martyrs, and Political Messiahs in Revolutionary Cuba, 1946-1958

by Lillian Guerra

A leading scholar sheds light on the experiences of ordinary Cubans in the unseating of the dictator Fulgencio Batista

In this important and timely volume, one of today's foremost experts on Cuban history and politics fills a significant gap in the literature, illuminating how Cuba's electoral democracy underwent a tumultuous transformation into a military dictatorship. Lillian Guerra draws on her years of research in newly opened archives...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300175531
• ISBN13: 9780300175530
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.2"