Un revolucionario cubano

pescando recuerdos

Este libro es un resumen de anécdotas, relatos, testimonios, reflexiones, contados de una manera singular por un hombre que ha participado en hechos trascendentales de una gesta que ha asombrado al mundo: la revolución cubana. En el curso de una pesquería, leit motiv de los ...

On practice and contradition

These early philosophical writings underpinned the Chinese revolutions and their clarion calls to insurrection remain some of the most stirring of all time. Drawing on a dizzying array of references from contemporary culture and politics, Zizek's firecracker commentary reaches unsettling conclusions about the place ...

La dinastía Castro

los misterios y secretos de su poder

Cuba, una hermosa isla dominada desde 1959 por los hermanos Castro, cuyas ciudades se caen a pedazos y cuya población trata de huir por todos los medios. La realidad de la Revolución, un régimen comunista controlado por dos hermanos y su camarilla. Los medios despiadados ...

El grito de Trotsky

Ramón Mercader, el asesino de un mito

Ramón Mercader, el barcelonés que asesinó a Trotsky por orden de los servicios secretos estalinistas, sigue siendo casi un desconocido para el gran público. El historiador mexicano José Ramón Garmabella profundiza en la vida del fanático comunista y de su época, embarcando al lector en ...

Ho Chi Minh

a biography

Ho Chi Minh is one of the towering figures of the twentieth century, considered an icon and father of the nation by many Vietnamese. Pierre Brocheux's biography of Ho Chi Minh is a brilliant feat of historical engineering. In a concise and highly readable ...

Rethinking Mao

explorations in Mao Zedong's thought

Utilizing a number of recently discovered documents written by Mao, Nick Knight "rethinks" Mao by subjecting a number of controversial themes to fresh scrutiny. This book provides a sophisticated analysis of Mao's views on the role of the peasants and working class in the ...

Terror and democracy in the age of Stalin

the social dynamics of repression

Terror and Democracy in Stalin's Russia is the first book devoted exclusively to popular participation in the Great Terror, a period in which millions of people were arrested, interrogated, shot, and sent to labor camps. In the unions and the factories, repression was accompanied ...

The unknown Gulag

the lost world of Stalin´s special settlements

First book to tell the story of the "kulak" exiles and the beginnings of the Gulag. Based on formerly secret materials from the Communist Party, Soviet, and secret police archives. One of Stalin's most heinous acts was the ruthless repression of millions of peasants ...

The Cuban Missile Crisis and the threat of nuclear war

lessons from history

The decision whether to use nuclear weapons that faced political and military leaders forty-five years ago may be the choices facing leaders in crises situations today and in the future. In this spirit, Professor Scott has written a book of compelling interest.The Cuban Missile ...

The cuban missile crisis

a concise history

This book fills the gap between the longer, more detailed texts on the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the popular histories, most notably Robert F. Kennedy's "Thirteen Days" (and the 2000 TV movie of the same title). Munton and Welch have written a short, readable ...

Diarios de Corea

viaje a la última frontera de la Guerra Fría

El final de la guerra de Corea supuso la partición del país en dos. Al norte del paralelo 37 se estableció un régimen comunista con capital en Pyongyang que ha resistido impertérrito a la caída del muro de Berlín y la liquidación del sistema soviético ...

The Cold War and after

capitalism, revolution and superpower politics

The Cold War is often presented as an international power struggle between the Soviet Union and the US. Richard Saull challenges this assumption. He broadens our understanding of the defining political conflict of the twentieth century by stressing the social and ideological differences of the ...

El fin de la Guerra Fría y el salvaje mundo nuevo

Tras varias décadas como embajador, Juan José Bremer expone en este libro sus reflexiones acerca de los acontecimientos históricos que le ha tocado presenciar en importantes misiones como miembro del cuerpo diplomático mexicano. A partir de su experiencia, nos brinda una visión histórica y de ...

Khrushchev's Cold War

the inside story of an american adversary

"Contains unsettling insights into some of the most dangerous geopolitical crises of the time."--"The Economist" This acclaimed study from the authors of ""One Hell of a Gamble"" brings to life head-to-head confrontations between the Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev and Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy. Drawing ...

The end of the Cold War

German Reunification

In this work Alexandre Muns analyzes and describes the political, economic and social forces and the roles played by politicians and high-ranking officials from the United States, the former Soviet Union, the Federal Republic of Germany, the former German Democratic Republic and other countries in ...

Muerte de un disidente

el envenenamiento de Alexánder Litvinenko y el regreso del KGB

El asesinato del antiguo miembro de la Inteligencia rusa Alexánder «Sasha» Litvinenko en Noviembre de 2006 ?envenenado con polonio, un raro elemento radiactivo? causó un gran impacto internacional. Al cabo de pocas semanas, el ex espía, de sólo cuarenta y tres años y en buena ...

Invisible enemies

the american war on Vietnam, 1975-2000

Beginning where most histories of the Vietnam War end, "Invisible Enemies" examines the relationship between the United States and Vietnam following the American pullout in 1975. Drawing on a broad range of sources, from White House documents and congressional hearings to comic books and feature ...

New perspectives on Pakistan

visions for the future

The Papers in this volume analyze and evaluate the problems and challenges that confront Pakistan as a dynamic, diverse and complex society undergoing modernization and change. The central argument of this book is that the contexts and contours of Pakistan are undergoing radical transformations; as ...

The present as history

critical perspectives on contemporary global power

The "Present as History" is a rare opportunity to hear world-renowned scholars speak on the new imperialism, feminism and human rights, secularism and Islam, post-colonialism, and the global economy. They treat the United States as an object to be historically and politically interrogated rather than ...

Oriente Medio

encrucijada de la historia

En esta obra he tratado de recoger y armonizar una serie de impresiones y sensaciones vividas durante un tiempo en los países que configuran el mosaico de Estados de Oriente Medio, la región más compleja de la historia de la humanidad.