Order from a Major Online Bookstore
Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine
Save Your Time And Money
| AnyBook4Less.com | Order from a Major Online Bookstore |
|
| Home | Store List | FAQ | Contact Us | | ||
| Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine Save Your Time And Money |
||
 |
Title: Fidel's Cuba: A Revolution in Pictures by Osvaldo Salas, Roberto Salas, Gregory Tozian, Jon Lee Anderson ISBN: 1-56025-192-1 Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press Pub. Date: 01 December, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Americans who hate Castro should stop, look, and listen
Comment: Apart from the amazing photography, which captures an epoch so freqently only seen through CIA-filtered eyes, the book is a simple overview of the Cuban revolution and the real people of Cuba - not just the materialistic bourgouisie - who supported Castro and still do. Most enigmatic of all are the photos of Castro and Che, and then just Che, his magnetism shining through regardless of his beliefs.
Set your politics aside. Look at this wonderful book and ponder how close Fidel and Che came to actually getting it right.
Rating: 4
Summary: more than meets the eye
Comment: For the millions of Americans who have only ( until recently ie since the Pope's visit to Cuba ) seen Fidel as a military man this book adds a bit of humanity to that image. The imae of him as a threat to my safety is a view I could only suspect was being presented me as my government's own bit of propaganda (thinking of how recent publication's on how the Soviets used photography as a tool to control the masses) I was genuinely pleased to have my suspicions confirmed.
Nonetheless, upon opening this book, one finds that it is more than meets the eye. It is not the political treatise one might expect. I am grateful for the honesty the son (Roberto) gave in the acknowledging the irony in being both a suporter of the cause as well as a photographer/reporter of history.
Of particular interest, which I think self taught photographers may find of interest, is the many anecdotes on how Roberto and his father "made do" with what little equipment they had (both before going to Cuba and after) and how they shared equipment. Such disclosures dispell the popular belief that an aspiring photographers needs all the latest gadgetry that manufacturers pump out. The kind of "socialism they [Cubana] fought for is the kind struggling artist could practice.
From a political perspective. The book (story) of how the U.S. Government ousts individuals be they journalist or subversives is touched on. This is a book that may touch the heart and the soul of a anyone who suspects Cuba and Castro have stories to tell. Finally, it is a photographic feast of photojournalism from the inside of not only the revolution but the photographers who documented it.
Rating: 5
Summary: Brilliant photography with a new insight to Castro
Comment: Soon Castro may be judged by history, as he once claimed he wanted to be, and the facts point in the direction of a dark, blood-stained judgement. Nonetheless, the photography in this book is a brilliant work of photojournalist art.
They take us from the tender beginnings of a Revolution of bearded young men against a bloody tyrant. They are young gods in olive-green uniforms. The photo of Camilo Cienfuegos and another unidentified bearded guerrilla in front of the Lincoln statue in the Lincoln Memorial in DC is magnificent. What did America think of these young white men, in their dark, long hair and their huge beards? It stunned and seduced the nation and the seeds of the hippie movement were planted.
The book delivers with visual insight and power. The photographs are vivid and full of history. My highest possible rating!
 |
Title: Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life by Jon Lee Anderson ISBN: 0802135587 Publisher: Grove/Atlantic Pub. Date: 01 April, 1998 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
 |
Title: Dancing with Cuba : A Memoir of the Revolution by ALMA GUILLERMOPRIETO ISBN: 0375420932 Publisher: Pantheon Pub. Date: 10 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
 |
Title: Lonely Planet Enduring Cuba (Lonely Planet Journeys (Travel Literature)) by Zoe Bran ISBN: 1740590678 Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
 |
Title:Fidel ASIN: B00009IAYC Publisher: First Run Features Pub. Date: 22 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $26.96 |
 |
Title: Che: Self Portrait by Ernesto Che Guevara, Victor Casaus ISBN: 1876175826 Publisher: Ocean Press Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
Thank you for visiting www.AnyBook4Less.com and enjoy your savings!
Copyright� 2001-2021 Send your comments
