A Hidden History of the Cuban Revolution: How the Working Class Shaped the Guerillas' Victory

by Stephen Cushion

Book Overview

Millions of words have been written about the Cuban Revolution, which, to both its supporters and detractors, is almost universally understood as being won by a small band of guerillas. In this unique and stimulating book, Stephen Cushion turns the conventional wisdom on its head, and argues that the Cuban working class played a much more decisive role in the Revolution's outcome than previously understood. Although the working class was well-organized...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1583675817
• ISBN13: 9781583675816
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Monthly Review Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"