Profiles in Power(3rd Edition) Castro by SebastianBalfour Pasta Dura, 220 Pages, Published 2015 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-138-13134-7, ISBN: 1-138-13134-2
"The story of Fidel Castro has few parallels in contemporary history. None of the outstanding Third World leaders of the twentieth-century played such a prominent and restless part on the international stage and none survived as head of state for as long. Over almost 50 years, he was one of the most controversial political figures in the world, and his legacy has yet to be fully evaluated. Some of his most cherished plans were realized a ..."
"Three collections are published by Harvester Press: M. Taber, Fidel Castro
Speeches (1981, 1983) and In Defence of Socialism (1989). Selected speeches
appear in M. Kenner andJ. Petras (eds), Fidel Castro Speaks (Allen Lane,
London, 1970). ... Cape, London, 1968) while selected speeches made during
his tour of Chile in 1971 appear in Fidel in Chile (International Publishers, New
York, 1972)."
Castro by SebastianBalfour Published 2013 ISBN-13: 978-1-306-17180-9, ISBN: 1-306-17180-6
"The German journalist, Volker Skierka«s Fidel Castro: A Biography (Polity Press,
Cambridge, 2004) is awell-translated editionof a book published inGerman in
2000. Worthy of mention alsois Peter Bourne«s Castro (Macmillan, London, 1987
), a somewhat maverick portrait by a ... (2nd edn,Stroud, Sutton, 2006) is a brief
and succinct introduction for thoseunfamiliar with the subject. Of bookspublished
earlierthat dealwith Cubaand Castro« ..."
Castro(3rd Edition) by SebastianBalfour Paperback, 232 Pages, Published 2008 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-4058-7318-5, ISBN: 1-4058-7318-3
"The story of Fidel Castro has few parallels in contemporary history. None of the outstanding Third World leaders of the twentieth-century played such a prominent and restless part on the international stage and none survived as head of state for as long. Over almost 50 years, he was one of the most controversial political figures in the world, and his legacy has yet to be fully evaluated. Some of his most cherished plans were realized a ..."
The Reinvention of Spain Nation and Identity since Democracy : Nation and Identity since Democracy by SebastianBalfour Published 2007 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-152574-2, ISBN: 0-19-152574-X
"Unravelling the debate about the Spanish nation and its identity in the new democracy, this book looks at the issue as both a historical debate and a contemporary political problem, particularly complex due to the legacy of the Francoist Dictatorship which deeply eroded the legitimacy of Spanish nationalism. During and since the transition Spanish nationalist discourse has evolved to meet the challenge of new concepts of nation and iden ..."
"40 José Luis de la Granja and Santiago de Pablo, 'La encrucijada vasca: entre
Ermua y Estella', in Tusell, El gobierno, pp. 155–6. 41 Aguilar in Tusell, El
gobierno, pp ... 43 Álvaro Soto Carmona, 'Política social. Relaciones con los
sindicatos', ..."
"Fernandez Miranda and the king agreed that he would be more use as president
of the Cortes (which would have to ratify any reform scheme) and of the Consejo
del Reino (which chose prime ministers), from which positions he could facilitate
a 'legal' reform.25 His first crucial move was to use his position to persuade Arias
Navarro to include the young Adolfo Suarez in his cabinet as Minister-Secretary
of the Movimiento. When Juan Ca ..."
"In December 2003 Pasqual Maragall, former mayor of Barcelona, and leader of
the Partit Socialista de Catalunya (Catalan Socialist Party), the PSC, became
president of the Generalitat and thus of the autonomous government of Catalonia
. His investiture as president brought to an end 23 years of continued government
by the nationalist coalition Convergència i Unió, CiU. Significantly, the victory of
Maragall in 2003 was on the back of ..."
Deadly Embrace Morocco and the Road to the Spanish Civil War by SebastianBalfour Published 2002 ISBN-13: 978-1-280-44685-6, ISBN: 1-280-44685-4
Castro(2nd Edition) by SebastianBalfour Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2000 by Longman ISBN-13: 978-0-582-43747-0, ISBN: 0-582-43747-4
"In this important introduction to the career of an enigmatic leader, Sebastian Balfour traces Fidel Castro's path to power, from student leader to head of state. Taking account of recent world developments, he analyses the historical conditions that enabled Castro to sieze and maintain power *Up-to-date study of Fidel Castro's rise to power and his continuing leadership. *Provides an assessment of changing Cuban perceptions of their ..."
"In 1898 Spain went to war with the United States and lost the scattered remnants of her old empire. This book is the first comprehensive analysis of Spain's 'disaster' and the ensuing political and social crisis, stretching from the end of the Empire to the military coup of 1923. Sebastian Balfour weaves together political, economic, and social history in his study of the reaction to war and crisis by a wide range of participants, from ..."
Oppositional Voices Women As Writers and Translators in the English Renaissance by Tina Kronitiris, SebastianBalfour 192 Pages, Published 2014 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-134-67802-0, ISBN: 1-134-67802-9
"writers from the middle ranks — Isabella Whitney, Margaret Tyler, and Aemilia
Lanyer. ... Tyler's stout defence of her right to translate a love story is evidence of
that, as is also the fact that most translations by women of that period are within
the ..."