Otra invitación a la microhistoria

CUBA 1959 is a fictional novel written in the Spanish language that recounts the determination and success of a group of young Cubans resisting against Fidel Castro's takeover of the island on January 1, 1959. Their political organization, the Brigada de Accion Popular manages to escape Castro's vindictive militias, and form an insurgent government inside Cuban territory; from there on the novel embarks on a fast-paced, entertaining and suspenseful narrative. As the author says: "it could have made the difference". Readers, Cuban or not will enjoy this novel's creativity, action and profound...

Biografía de la inhumanidad representa la antítesis del libro anterior de José Antonio Marina. Mientras Biografía de la humanidad explicaba la historia de la evolución cultural (a través del desarrollo del arte, la política, las instituciones sociales, las religiones, los sentimientos y la tecnología), Biografía de la inhumanidad pretende explorar los mayores errores o crueldades de nuestra historia, y por qué en su momento estas acciones fueron llevadas a cabo o se aceptaron como una especie de destino implacable. Valiéndose de las herramientas intelectuales que proporciona la...

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Carlos Lazo Cuba witnessed the events that led to the fall of Fulgencio Batista's regime and which ultimately resulted in Fidel Castro attaining power. He was a pilot in the war against Castro's guerrillas in the provinces of Oriente and Camaguey from May 1, 1958 until the end of that year."