The Selling of Fidel Castro: The Media and the Cuban Revolution

By William Ratliff

Even today, the press continues to treat Fidel Castro as something of a mystery. This is due, in part, to the widely accepted myth that left-wing dictatorships are superior to right-wing, a myth clearly refuted by the historical evidence: no left-wing dictatorship has ever evolved toward democracy, while some right-wing dictatorships have done so. The myth, however, nourished by propaganda, persists; and the perceptions of journalists are correspondingly distorted. Instead of seeing in Castro a man primarily intent on personal power, the press listens to, debates and propagates statements about Cuba.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887386490
• ISBN13: 9780887386497
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 197 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"