A Hidden History of the Cuban Revolution: How the Working Class Shaped the Guerrillas’ Victory
272 pp, $27 pbk, ISBN 9781583675816
By Steve Cusion
Reviewed by Peter Arkell
“For many, the Cuban Revolution remains a bit of a mystery. How could 80 guerillas led by Fidel Castro and Che Guevarra seize power?…
This romantic tale of individuals, seized on by the media and by several films glorifying the guerrillas, completely ignores the towns and the role played by the powerful working class that lived in them. The organised workers — over 1.25 million of them out of a population of just 6 million at the time were in unions — are commonly seen as being, for the most part, politically inactive throughout the period of the insurrection. Nothing, in fact could be further from the truth, as Steve Cushion demonstrates in his new book….”
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