Greek and Cuban analysts attempt to assess Fidel Castro’s political thought and work. They examine the new contributions he made to the theory and practice of revolution, as well as the relevance of his ideas today.
Topics explored include Castro’s views on:
• Revolution, socialism, and capitalist restoration.
• Revolutionary ethics.
• The revolutionary party.
• The relationship between revolutionaries and the people, and the danger of bureaucracy.
• Democracy.
• The economy and capitalist crises.
• Internationalist solidarity.
• Environmental destruction and the threat of humanity’s extinction.
• Literature.
• The Soviet Union.
• The Stalin period.
• Mao Zedong.
The book also includes two important texts by Fidel Castro: “Revolution Cannot Be Learned from Textbooks” and “Address to the UN Conference on the Environment, 1992.”
