Visions of Power in Cuba: Revolution, Redemption, and Resistance, 1959-1971

by Lillian Guerra

Book Overview

In the tumultuous first decade of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro and other leaders saturated the media with altruistic images of themselves in a campaign to win the hearts of Cuba's six million citizens. In Visions of Power in Cuba, Lillian Guerra argues that these visual representations explained rapidly occurring events and encouraged radical change and mutual self-sacrifice.
Mass rallies and labor mobilizations of unprecedented...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469618869
• ISBN13: 9781469618869
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 488 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"