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1959 : the year that inflamed the Caribbean by Bernard Diederich is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Certain years are pivotal in global history, and one such year was 1959, from which this book takes its title. 1959 was indeed a 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 a historically compelling book that traces a pivotal year that began with Fidel Castro’s victory in Cuba, which triggered reverberations that changed the Caribbean.

Who reads 1959 : the year that inflamed the Caribbean?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Bernard Diederich
Publisher
Markus Wiener Publishers, Incorporated
Published
2009
Language
EN
ISBN
9781558764910
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
History, Political Science, American Studies

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