Castro and Franco : the backstage of Cold War diplomacy /
Cuba's Fidel Castro and Spain's Francisco Franco were two men with very similar backgrounds, but very different political ideologies. Both received a catholic education and had strong connections to the Galicia region of Spain. Both were familiar with guerrilla tactics and came to power th...
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
[2019]
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| Series: | Routledge studies in modern history.
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Table of Contents:
- Galicia's influence : Castro and Franco's common roots
- Consequences of the Spanish Civil War : revolutionary Cuba and Castro
- Catholicism as a life line during the Cold War : independent Spanish diplomacy toward Castro's Cuba
- Anti-Americanism in Cuba and Spain and American prejudice
- People fighting for a cause vs. pragmatists
- The reconciliation of generations : the post-Franco era and Castro
- Conclusion: Everything changes : who leaves his name in history?