Balfour, Castro

Abstract

Sebastian Balfour analyzes Fidel Castro in terms of the historical context from which the Cuban leader emerged and the political context in which this dynamic individual became a widely recognized world figure. Balfour uses secondary materials as diverse as files of the Museo de las Clandestinidad in Santiago and a T.V. interview with Barbara Walters to argue that Castro was motivated by national ideals rather than ideological goals in his pursuit of liberty and social justice for his native Cuba.