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Where the Boys Are: Cuba, Cold War America and the Making of a New Left (Haymarket): Cuba, Cold War and the Making of a New Left - Hardcover
This work discusses US-Latin relations in the 1950s. Van Gosse investigates the alliance of North American intellectuals, old leftists and rebellious youth which came together through the inspiration of Fidel Castro's revolutionary guerillas. Gosse draws equally on cultural and political materials to argue that the peculiar conjuncture of 1950s America produced the first great Latin American solidarity movement, The Fair Play for Cuba Committee. He demonstrates the hostility of American liberal opinion towards the Cuban revolution, while explaining why Fidel and his "companeros" made such appealing idols for the young, the restless and the politically adventurous.
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"This is a surprising history, full of unexpected turns, that persuasively revises the standard account of the New Left. "Where the Boys Are" is a major contribution to understanding where we have been and where we may be headed."--Marilyn B. Young "This lucidly written, carefully researched book revises our understanding of the movements that shaped the sixties."--Barbara Epstein "Van Gosse has written a superb book about the impact of Fidel Castro and the Cuban revolution upon American politics in the Cold War era. It is certain to stir up lively historical debate."--David M. Oshinsky
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Van Gosse is a writer, historian, and Director of The Center for Democracy in the Americas.
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- PublisherVerso Books
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 086091416X
- ISBN 13 9780860914167
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages280
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