Volker Skierka

La biografía definitiva del líder cubanoMito e icono, este hijo de terratenientes educado por jesuitas es una de las personalidades más polemicas de nuestra epoca. Descubrir su vida y comprender sus contradicciones constituye el primer paso para analizar si abrira su pais a las reformas economicas y a la democratizacion o bien perseverara en su viejo lema: "Socialismo o muerte".

Fidel Castro is one of the most interesting and controversial personalities of our time - he has become a myth and an icon. He was the first Cuban Caudillo - the man who freed his country from dependence on the USA and who lead his people to rediscover their national identity and pride. Castro has outlived generations of American presidents and Soviet leaders. He has survived countless assassination attempts by the CIA, the Mafia, and Cubans living in exile. He has become one of the greatest politicians of the 20th Century. His biography, and the history of his country exemplify the tensions between East and West, North and South, rich and poor. As Castro's life draws to a close, the question as to what will become of Cuba is more important that ever. Will Castro open Cuba to economic reform and democratization, or stick to his old slogan socialism or death? In this remarkable, up-to-date reconstruction of Castro's life, Volker Skierka addresses these questions and provides an account of the economic, social, and political history of Cuba since Castro's childhood. He draws on a number of little-known sources, including material from the East German communist archives on Cuba, which were until recently inaccessible. This is an exciting, painstakingly researched, and authortiative account of the life of one of the most extraordinary political figures of our time.

Una biografía actualizada del revolucionario cubano, una de las personalidades más polémicas y fascinantes del siglo XX.

Mito e icono, Fidel Castro, es una de las personalidades más polémicas de la era contemporánea. Descubrir su vida y sus contradicciones constituye el primer paso para analizar con objetividad la política del lider caribeño y comprender, que podria ocurrir tras la desaparicion de tan emblematica figura. Siguiendo a este superviviente nato, recorremos ademas las tensas relaciones entre Oriente y Occidente, Norte y Sur, ricos y pobres, que han caracterizado la historia del siglo XX.