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Through the 1980s and 1990s, violent anti-Castro groups based in Florida carried out hundreds of military attacks on Cuba, bombing hotels and shooting up Cuban beaches with machine guns. The Cuban g……続きを見る

'Gefoltert von Qualen, wälzt Sisyphos einen gewaltigen Stein bergan. Keuchend stemmt er sich gegen die Last und schiebt sie auf den Gipfel. Doch glaubt er die Bergspitze erreicht zu haben, rollt der……続きを見る

II y a bien longtemps que je vous promets le récit de mes aventures ; je veux tenir aujourd’hui ma parole. Puisque nous voici réunis, moins pour nous livrer à des dissertat……続きを見る

I. Rome fut d’abord soumise à des rois. L. Brutus fonda la liberté et le consulat. Les dictatures étaient passagères ; le pouvoir décemviral ne dura pas au delà de deux années, et les tribuns milita……続きを見る

Je commencerai mon ouvrage au deuxième consulat de Servius Galba, qui eut pour collègue T. Vinius1 Les huit cent vingt ans écoulés depuis la fondation de Rome jusqu’à cette époque n’ont pas manqué d……続きを見る

Je chante les combats, et ce héros, qui, long-temps jouet du Destin, aborda le premier des champs de Troie aux plaines d’Italus, aux rivages de Lavinie. Objet de la rigueur du Ciel et du long courro……続きを見る

Vers l’an sept cent vingt-deux de la fondation de la ville, on reprit, à Rome, l’usage d’obéir entièrement à  un seul chef. Octavien, fils d’Octavius, et adopt&eacut……続きを見る

Vous me demandez souvent, mon cher Fabius1, pourquoi, tant d’orateurs du premier ordre, ayant illustré de leur génie et de leur gloire les siècles précédents,……続きを見る

C’est à tort que les hommes se plaignent de leur condition, sous prétexte que leur vie, si faible et si courte, serait gouvernée par le hasard plutôt que par la vertu……続きを見る

A book about love, lies and deception between two women and the man who stole their hearts and played then both as fools. The never ending story of how a cute face and a smile turn smart women into ……続きを見る

In October, 1962, the Cuban missile crisis brought human civilization to the brink of destruction. On the 50th anniversary of the most dangerous confrontation of the nuclear era, two of the leading ……続きを見る

William Morgan, a tough-talking ex-paratrooper, stunned family and friends when in 1957 he left Ohio to join freedom fighters in the mountains of Cuba. He led one band of guerrillas, and Che Guevara……続きを見る

MI. Vous allez bien, Déméa ? j’en suis ravi. DE. Ah ! vous voici fort à propos, je vous cherchais. MI. Pourquoi cet air soucieux ? DE. Quoi ! vous qui vous êtes charg&e……続きを見る

Platon, examinant la nature de toutes les choses, et principalement celle des êtres animés, les a divisés en trois classes : il a cru qu’il y avait des dieux supérieurs, d……続きを見る

Taking part in the Cuban Revolution's first armed action in 1953, enduring the torture and killings of her brother and fiancé, assuming a leadership role in the underground movement, and smuggling w……続きを見る

Since the arrival of the Spanish conquerors at the beginning of the colonial period, Cuba has been hugely influenced by international migration. Between 1791 and 1810, for instance, many French peop……続きを見る

A sexy, shoot-em-up telling of the CIA and FBI's attempts to take control of Castro's Cuba before and during the Kennedy administration, Pavia's colorful account reveals high-stakes bumbling and wis……続きを見る

Che Guevara's first wife, Hilda Gadea, paints a personal portrait of the legendary figure, revealing his lesser known side as a romantic wanderer, a philosopher and doting suitor and father. Ernesto……続きを見る

Cuba’s patron saint, the Virgin of Charity of El Cobre, also called Cachita, is a potent symbol of Cuban national identity. Jalane D. Schmidt shows how groups as diverse as Indians and African slave……続きを見る

In February 1947, the most memorable season in the history of the Cuban League finished with a dramatic series win by Almendares against its rival, Habana. As the celebration spread through the stre……続きを見る

From 1501 to 1867 more than 12.5 million Africans were brought to the Americas in chains, and as many as 100 million Africans died as a result of the slave trade. The U.S. constitution set a 20-year……続きを見る

From the #1 Kindle Bestseller comes an exotic tale of love, family and friendship 'The perfect holiday companion' - Heat 'The ultimate feel-good read' - Candis 'Sun-soaked escapism' - Best *********……続きを見る

En octubre de 1965, el Presidente Lyndon Johnson declaró que el espíritu de Estados Unidos celebra la tradición de asilo para los oprimidos, y prometió al pueblo de Cuba: “quienes busquen refugio aq……続きを見る

Transformations in Cuban art, literature and culture in the post-Fidel era Cuba has been in a state of massive transformation over the past decade, with its historic resumption of diplomatic relatio……続きを見る

In Negro Soy Yo Marc D. Perry explores Cuba’s hip hop movement as a window into the racial complexities of the island’s ongoing transition from revolutionary socialism toward free-market capitalism.……続きを見る

Dr. Jeffrey M. Elliot and former Rep. Mervyn M. Dymally here contribute a lengthy, revealing interview with Cuban President Fidel Castro, discussing a wide-ranging series of topics dealing with loca……続きを見る

En 1991, Orestes Lorenzo, un mayor en la Fuerza Aérea Cubana, desertó su país de origine en un avión MiG y arriesgó todo lo que tenia para realizar un peligroso vuelo a los Estados Unidos buscando l……続きを見る

"A moving testament, his narrative provides an insider's look at the Castro regime's personality cult, its indoctrination of children and surveillance of ordinary Cubans. " - Publishers Weekly In De……続きを見る

Los cuatro estudios que componen este libro abordan, desde perspectivas diversas ーy a veces opuestasー, los aportes y/o los límites del pensamiento emancipador martiano sobre la nación, la cultura ……続きを見る

Alfredo José Estrada's intimate ties to Havana form the basis for this "autobiography," written as though from the city's own heart. Covering the island's five hundred year history, Estrada portrays……続きを見る