Lexington Books
Pages: 228
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Trim: 6⅜ x 9½
978-1-7936-1145-1 • Hardback • October 2020 • $117.00 • (£90.00)
978-1-7936-1146-8 • eBook • October 2020 • $45.00 • (£35.00)
Sabella Ogbobode Abidde is professor of political science at Alabama State University.
Charity Manyeruke is the ambassador of Zimbabwe to Rwanda and professor in political science and international relations at the University of Zimbabwe.
Section One: Fidel Castro: The Man, an Era, and his Legacy
Chapter 1: Cuban Internationalism: Fidel Castro’s Motives and Inspiration, Sabella O. Abidde
Chapter 2: Castro and Cabral: Cuban Assistance in the Struggle for Independence of Guinea Bissau and Cabo Verde, Michael R. Hall
Chapter 3: Fidel Castro and the Moment of Change in Africa, Stephen Chan
Chapter 4: Fidel Castro: His Impact on African Liberation and Governance, Priye S. Torulagha
Chapter 5: Fidel Castro’s Traits and US-Cuba Foreign Policy Engagements in Africa, Felix Kumah-Abiwu, James Korku Agbodzakey, and Olusoji Alani Odeyemi
Section Two: Cuban Internationalism, Cost and Consequences
Chapter 6: The Geographic Footprints of Castro’s Cuba in Africa, Augustine Avwunudiogba and Elisha J. Dung
Chapter 7: Beyond Fidel Castro’s Cuba and Zimbabwe’s Bilateral Relations, Charity Manyeruke
Chapter 8: Communism and Revolution in Africa, Musafare Mupanduki
Chapter 9: The Human and Economic Cost of the Liberation Struggle on Cuba, Leonard S Bombom, Elisha J Dung; and Paul Erhunmwunsee
Chapter 10: Promotion of Socioeconomic Human Rights in Africa by Cuba under Fidel Castro: A MultiLevel Analysis, Philip C. Aka
Conclusion: Africa and Cuba in a Post-Castro World
This is a must read for anyone interested in history and rise of liberated Africa. Finally, an objective and historical assessment of Fidel Castro’s contribution to and influence on development and political ideologies beyond Cuba.
— Brenda I. Gill
Heroes and legends such as Fidel Castro are often larger than life and difficult to contain in one volume. Yet, this volume succeeds in providing broad strokes of Castro and Cuba's solidarity with Africa. Contributors to this volume provide detailed and informative descriptions of how Castro and Cuba interacted with Africa on the basis of respect and equality. I warmly recommend this outstanding book to readers from diverse disciplines.
— Ezra Chitando, University of Zimbabwe and World Council of Churches, Ecumenical HIV and AIDS Initiatives and Advocacy