Summary:

Certain years are pivotal in global history, and one such year was
1959, from which this book takes its title. 1959 was indeed an
historic year during which, among other historic events, Fidel
Castro's guerrilla war in Cuba toppled dictator Fulgencio
Batista.This intriguing book, drawn from the pages of the author's
English-language weekly newspaper, the Haiti Sun, and from his
notebooks, provides a journalist's firsthand look at Papa Doc's
reaction - at first easing, then tightening even more brutally his
tyrannical rule. Diederich then traces the ensuing impacts on Haiti's
relations with the U.S., other Caribbean nations, the rest of the
Western Hemisphere, and the international community."1959" is an
historically compelling book which traces a pivotal year that began
with Fidel Castro's victory in Cuba, triggering reverberations that
changed the Caribbean.

Book Details:

Physical Description: 238 pages
Edition Info: Hardcover; 2008-08

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