LEADER 03481nam 22005894a 450 001 9910777761503321 005 20230721031506.0 010 $a0-292-79540-8 024 7 $a10.7560/714243 035 $a(CKB)1000000000472953 035 $a(OCoLC)648354887 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10217882 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000109703 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11124465 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000109703 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10059119 035 $a(PQKB)10365548 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443143 035 $a(OCoLC)153976381 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse2285 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443143 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10217882 035 $a(DE-B1597)587898 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292795402 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000472953 100 $a20060215d2007 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBefore Fidel$b[electronic resource] $ethe Cuba I remember /$fFrancisco Jose? Moreno 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAustin $cUniversity of Texas Press$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (215 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-292-71424-6 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- $tPROLOGUE -- $tFIRST BIRTH -- $tCHAPTER ONE -- $tCHAPTER TWO -- $tCHAPTER THREE -- $tCHAPTER FOUR -- $tCHAPTER FIVE -- $tSECOND BIRTH -- $tCHAPTER SIX -- $tCHAPTER SEVEN -- $tCHAPTER EIGHT -- $tCHAPTER NINE -- $tCHAPTER TEN -- $tCHAPTER ELEVEN -- $tCHAPTER TWELVE -- $tEPILOGUE 330 $aBefore 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. 606 $aCollege students$zCuba$vBiography 607 $aCuba$xPolitics and government$y1933-1959 615 0$aCollege students 676 $a972.9106/3092 676 $aB 700 $aMoreno$b Francisco Jose?$01577016 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910777761503321 996 $aBefore Fidel$93855225 997 $aUNINA