03481nam 22005894a 450 991077776150332120230721031506.00-292-79540-810.7560/714243(CKB)1000000000472953(OCoLC)648354887(CaPaEBR)ebrary10217882(SSID)ssj0000109703(PQKBManifestationID)11124465(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000109703(PQKBWorkID)10059119(PQKB)10365548(MiAaPQ)EBC3443143(OCoLC)153976381(MdBmJHUP)muse2285(Au-PeEL)EBL3443143(CaPaEBR)ebr10217882(DE-B1597)587898(DE-B1597)9780292795402(EXLCZ)99100000000047295320060215d2007 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrBefore Fidel[electronic resource] the Cuba I remember /Francisco José Moreno1st ed.Austin University of Texas Press20071 online resource (215 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-292-71424-6 Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PROLOGUE -- FIRST BIRTH -- CHAPTER ONE -- CHAPTER TWO -- CHAPTER THREE -- CHAPTER FOUR -- CHAPTER FIVE -- SECOND BIRTH -- CHAPTER SIX -- CHAPTER SEVEN -- CHAPTER EIGHT -- CHAPTER NINE -- CHAPTER TEN -- CHAPTER ELEVEN -- CHAPTER TWELVE -- EPILOGUEBefore Fidel Castro seized power, Cuba was an ebullient and chaotic society in a permanent state of turmoil, combining a raucous tropical nature with the evils of arbitrary and corrupt government. Yet this fascinating period in Cuban history has been largely forgotten or misrepresented, even though it set the stage for Castro's dramatic takeover in 1959. To reclaim the Cuba that he knew—and add color and detail to the historical record—distinguished political scientist Francisco José Moreno here offers his recollections of the Cuba in which he came of age personally and politically. Moreno takes us into the little-known world of privileged, upper-middle-class, white Cubans of the 1930s through the 1950s. His vivid depictions of life in the family and on the streets capture the distinctive rhythms of Cuban society and the dynamics between parents and children, men and women, and people of different races and classes. The heart of the book describes Moreno's political awakening, which culminated during his student years at the University of Havana. Moreno gives a detailed, insider's account of the anti-Batista movement, including the Ortodoxos and the Triple A. He recaptures the idealism and naiveté of the movement, as well as its ultimate ineffectiveness as it fell before the juggernaut of the Castro Revolution. His own disillusionment and wrenching decision to leave Cuba rather than accept a commission in Castro's army poignantly closes the book.College studentsCubaBiographyCubaPolitics and government1933-1959College students972.9106/3092BMoreno Francisco José1577016MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910777761503321Before Fidel3855225UNINA