Cuban Perestroika
Tracing the decline of socialism through the lives of ordinary Cubans.
Daniel Rey
A Revolutionary of Letters
The deft epistolary prose of Che Guevara, self-styled prophet.
Just a Book?
The story of Thomas Jefferson’s bible, his own version of the Gospels.
Castro’s Honeymoon
Holding court to the world in a hotel in Harlem.
A Modern Martyr
The quiet resistance of Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
Escape to Mexico
Filmmakers, revolutionaries, Iranian shahs – Mexico has a long history of providing political asylum.
Spain in the USA
Why the US shuns its Spanish heritage.
The Land of Frustrated Revolutions
Latin America conjures up images of constant political turmoil, powered by endless revolutions. But this is misleading.
Fidel Castro’s March to Victory
When the Cuban Revolution succeeded in January 1959, Fidel Castro had a problem: he was 550 miles from Havana. Undeterred, the would-be leader turned his journey to the capital into a victory march.