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1	Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis more books like this by Robert F Kennedy add to wishlist This volume presents Senator Robert F. Kennedy's perspective on the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962, 13 days during which the world seemed on the brink of nuclear war. Kennedy was U.S. Attorney General at the time, which gave him a firsthand perspective on his brother's negotiations with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. see all copies from £5.26! new only from £8.65! \| first editions
2	Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy more books like this by Carlos Eire add to wishlist Carlos Eire remembers growing up privileged in 1950s Havana, an interlude that ends with Fidel Castro and the revolution. Eire delivers transcendent prose that details the Cuba he grew up with and the "many deaths" he experienced, including being airlifted out of Cuba in 1962 with his brother. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £5.57! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis more books like this by Graham T Allison add to wishlist One of the most influental political science works written in the post World War II era, the original edition of Essence of Decision is a unique and fascinating examination of the pivotal event of the cold Cold War. Not simply revised, but completely re-written, the Second Edition of this classic text is a fresh reinterpretation of the theories ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £12.98! \| first editions
4	From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean 1492-1969 more books like this by Eric Williams add to wishlist This landmark work, by the late Prime Minister of Trinidad, illuminates a profoundly important but neglected and misrepresented area of the world. 50 photos, maps. see all copies from £6.92! new only from £11.36! \| first editions
5	A Small Place more books like this by Jamaica Kincaid add to wishlist Kincaid's powerful, angry essay on the effects of colonialism and tourism on the people of the Caribbean. see all copies from £2.87! new only from £6.10! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Havana Before Castro: When Cuba Was a Tropical Playground more books like this by Peter Moruzzi add to wishlist Featuring hundreds of vintage photographs, postcards, brochures, and other materials evocative of time and place, "Havana Before Castro: When Cuba Was America's Tropical Playground" documents how the city of Havana evolved from Prohibition haven and rich man's playground to a heady blend of glittering nightclubs, outrageous cabarets, allnight bars ... see all copies from £11.57! new only from £13.49!
7	The Tainos: Rise and Decline of the People Who Greeted Columbus more books like this by Irving Rouse add to wishlist When Columbus arrived in the Americas, the first people he encountered were the Tainos of the northern Caribbean sea. In this book Rouse tells the story of the Tainos from their ancestral days on the South American continent to their rapid decline after contact with the Spanish explorers. see all copies from £7.09! new only from £9.29!
8	Fidel Castro: My Life: A Spoken Autobiography more books like this by Dr. Fidel Castro, Ignacio Ramonet, Andrew Hurley (Translator) add to wishlist The post-war worlds longest-serving and most storied head of state presents a compelling chronicle of his life. Drawing on more than 100 hours of interviews and including never-before-seen photographs, this work is the definitive record of an extraordinary life lived in turbulent times. see all copies from £5.78! new only from £6.72! \| first editions
9	Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cuba- And Then Lost It to the Revolution more books like this by T J English add to wishlist An award-winning journalist and historian offers the complete story of how the Mob infiltrated Havana in the 1950s, made a fortune--and lost it all to Fidel Castro. 16-page b&w photo insert. see all copies from £5.89! new only from £8.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life more books like this by Jon Lee Anderson add to wishlist A biography of the Argentinean Communist who became Fidel Castro's lieutenant in the Cuban revolution that overthrew Battista in 1959. see all copies from £6.10! new only from £12.16! \| first editions
11 view cover	Fidel: A Critical Portrait more books like this by Tad Szulc add to wishlist This is the authorized biography of Fidel Castro - revolutionary and Chief of State. It tells the story of a revolution fought by an "army" which sometimes consisted of eight men and seven weapons as well as attempting to reveal the private face of the Cuban leader. The author was a "New York Times" reporter and has written "The Illusion of Peace: ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £14.56! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution more books like this by Cyril Lionel Robert James add to wishlist In 1791, inspired by the ideals of the French Revolution, the slaves of San Domingo rose in revolt. Despite invasion by a series of British, Spanish and Napoleonic armies, their twelve-year struggle led to the creation of Haiti, the first independent black republic outside Africa. Only three years later, the British and Americans ended the ... see all copies from £7.05! new only from £8.37!
13 view cover	Why the Cocks Fight: Dominicans, Haitians, and the Struggle for Hispaniola more books like this by Michele Wucker add to wishlist This study of relations between Haiti and the Dominican Republic explores historical, racial, and other issues of conflict between the two groups who share the island of Hispaniola but for whom there is a great--and damaging--cultural divide. see all copies from £8.05! new only from £8.98! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Tropicana Nights: The Life and Times of the Legendary Cuban Nightclub more books like this by Rosa Lowinger, Ofelia Fox add to wishlist Of all Cuba's nightclubs and cabarets, Tropicana has always held place of honor. Part casino and part cabaret it was all Cuban: the only nightclub owned and run by Cubans rather than by the American mob. TROPICANA NIGHTS brings back the days and nights of its greatest glory, in the 1940s and 1950s, when Havana was one of the most sophisticated and ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £5.84! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	The buccaneers of America. more books like this by A. O. Exquemelin add to wishlist Fascinating chronicle of the bands of plundering sea rovers who roamed the Caribbean and coastlines of Central America in the 17th century. Includes exploits of the infamous Henry Morgan and his burning of Panama City. see all copies from £3.58! new only from £4.78! \| first editions
16 view cover	Cuba: Between Reform and Revolution more books like this by Louis A Perez, Jr. add to wishlist Lou Perez's "Cuba" has been a welcome addition to the Cuban history course since it first appeared. The Second Edition has solidified its place as the leading choice among teachers of modern Cuban history, and, based on events over the past nine years, the text has now been updated and revised. Perez has added new material covering the years from ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £9.07! \| first editions
17 view cover	Sugar and slaves: the rise of the planter class in the English West Indies, 1624-1713 more books like this by Richard S Dunn add to wishlist First published in 1972, this work presents a portrait of English life in the Caribbean more than three centuries ago. It traces the development of plantation slave society, examines sugar production techniques, the vicious character of the slave trade, and the appalling mortality rates. see all copies from £8.05! new only from £17.93! \| first editions
18 view cover	The Caribbean: The Genesis of a Fragmented Nationalism more books like this by Franklin W Knight add to wishlist The Caribbean is now recognized as an authoritative history of the region. This new edition has been substantially revised in the light of comments by scholars and teachers, and now deals with parts of the region in greater detail. There are individual chapters on Haiti and the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the English Antilles, Dutch and ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £28.46! \| first editions
19 view cover	Latin America and the Caribbean: A Systematic and Regional Survey more books like this by Brian W Blouet, Olwyn M Blouet (Editor) add to wishlist This well-established text combines a thematic and regional look at Latin America and the Caribbean. The thematic approach surveys the physical environment, historical geography, demography, agriculture, communications, industry, urban and political aspects of Latin America. The regional approach covers chapters on Mexico, Central America, the ... see all copies from £2.38! new only from £18.31!
20 view cover	Compañero : the life and death of Che Guevara more books like this by Jorge G. Castañeda add to wishlist A biography of the Latin American Communist and architect of the 1959 revolution that brought down the government of Fulgencio Battista and established Fidel Castro's regime. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| first editions
21 view cover	La Catastrophe: The Eruption of Mount Pelee, the Worst Volcanic Disaster of the 20th Century more books like this by Dr. Alwyn Scarth add to wishlist On May 8, 1902, on the Caribbean island of Martinique, the volcano Mount Pelee loosed the most terrifying and lethal eruption of the twentieth century. In minutes, it killed 27,000 people and leveled the city of Saint-Pierre. In La Catastrophe, Alwyn Scarth provides a gripping day-by-day and hour-by-hour account of this devastating eruption, based ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £5.57! \| first editions
22 view cover	An Unbroken Agony: Haiti, from Revolution to the Kidnapping of a President more books like this by Randall Robinson add to wishlist Bestselling author and bold social commentator Randall Robinson explores the singularly curious and ultimately tragic history of Haiti.On February 29, 2004, the democratically elected president of Haiti was forced to leave the country as marauding bands of rebels - resplendent in their American military issue and brandishing new M16 and CAR-15 ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £7.08! \| first editions
23 view cover	Avengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution more books like this by Laurent DuBois add to wishlist The first and only successful slave revolution in the Americas began in 1791 when thousands of brutally exploited slaves rose up against their masters on Saint-Domingue, the most profitable colony in the 18th Century Atlantic world. The slave insurgents forced the French administrators of the colony to emancipate them, a decision ratified by ... see all copies from £13.37! new only from £13.94!
24 view cover	Taino: Pre-Columbian Art and Culture from the Caribbean more books like this by Ricardo Alegria, Jose Arrom add to wishlist Organized by El Museo del Barrio in New York to coincide with a major exhibition, this is the first comprehensive English-language publication on the fascinating legacy of Taino art and culture. Showcasing over one hundred rare and beautiful ceremonial and domestic artworks and individual masterpieces of this ancient culture -- produced in Puerto ... see all copies from £12.08! new only from £20.59! \| first editions
25 view cover	History of Jamaica more books like this by Clinton Vane De Brosse Black add to wishlist History of Jamaica has been revised to bring the account of the island's history up to date. Many maps and photographs have also been added. This edition of the authoritative History of Jamaica covers the whole of the history of the island from the arrival of the Arawaks a thousand years ago until the present day. That thousand year period has ... see all copies from £5.92! first editions

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