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After Fidel, Updated Edition: Raul Castro and the Future of Cuba's Revolution | 
 enlarge | Author: Brian Latell
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Category: Book
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Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 399563
Media: Paperback
Pages: 304
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.8
ISBN: 1403975078
Dewey Decimal Number: 920
EAN: 9781403975072
ASIN: 1403975078
Publication Date: February 6, 2007
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Product Description
This is a compelling behind-the-scenes account of the extraordinary Castro brothers and the impending dynastic succession of Fidel's younger brother Raul. Brian Latell, the CIA analyst who has followed Castro since the sixties, gives an unprecedented view into Fidel and Raul's remarkable relationship, revealing how they have collaborated in policy making, divided responsibilities, and resolved disagreements for more than forty years--a challenge to the notion that Fidel always acts alone. Latell has had more access to the brothers than anyone else in this country, and his briefs to the CIA informed much of U.S. policy. Based on his knowledge of Raul Castro, Latell makes projections on what kind of leader Raul would be and how the shift in power might influence U.S.-Cuban relations.
Book Description
This is a compelling behind-the-scenes account of the Castro brothers and the impending dynastic succession of Fidel's younger brother Raul. Brian Latell, the CIA analyst who has followed Castro since the sixties, gives an unprecedented view into Fidel and Raul's remarkable relationship, revealing how they have collaborated in policy making, shared responsibilities, and resolved disagreements for more than forty years--a challenge to the notion that Fidel always acts alone. Latell has had more access to the brothers than any other American, and his briefs to the CIA informed much of U.S. policy. Based on his knowledge of Raul Castro, Latell makes predicts what kind of leader Raul would be and how the shift in power might influence U.S.-Cuban relations. The paperback includes a new afterword by the author, with insights about recent developments in Fidel’s health and insider information about the U.S. government’s position on the impending transition.
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 Insights into Fidel April 5, 2008
R. Gamboa
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The author is very astute and informed. This book will open your eyes to the total affect Castro had on the world. Includes a partial biogaphy explaining the personal side of Castro that many aren't aware of. Worth the read.
 Jose Marti and Lola Rodriguez de Tio March 30, 2008
A. Sague (Puerto Rico)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a college professor, if not as a high ranking CIA, one expects an author to investigate what he writes and not be sloppy in his research. In the first page of his first chapter, the author attributes to Jose Marti a well known poem by Puerto Rican poet Lola Rodriguez de Tio. In English the first verses would be: Cuba and Puerto Rico are the two wings of a bird that receives flowers and bullets in the same heart.
The problem with that first impression is that one can not help but ask, how credible this book really is.
Good book with a great look into the future of Cuba February 24, 2008
Jorge I. Villanueva (Phoenix,Az)
I bought this book because its title caught my attention.What's gonna happen after Fidel? Mr Latell's account is very well researched and documented.His insight and instincts really gives the book a good "taste".I guess after many years watching a person you get an edge over a reporter or historian.His depiction and study of Raul Castro and his relation with Fidel is very accurate since i have heard basically the same opinions from people that used to live in Cuba.Good book and good work by the author.
After Fidel December 28, 2007
Alfonso Dominguez
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
After Fidel: The Inside Story of Castro's Regime and Cuba's Next Leader.(Book review): An article from: Military Review
After reading the Spanish version, I decided to read the English version for comparison. There were many translations into Spanish that were not familiar to me.
The author provides insides into the Castros' way of thinking of which probably very few are aware. The information provided makes it easier to
discuss Castro with Cuban-American friends that hate his guts.
The book concentrates on behavior and time-wise jumps around. To get a
better understanding of events in an orderly time sequence, other readings are necessary.
I recommend this book to anybody that is interesting in learning the inner feelings that make Fidel and Raul 'tick.' I never realized what an egomaniac 'gachupin' he was until reading this book.
Not much about Raul September 9, 2007
C. Gumulauskis (Southern Arizona)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is mostly about Fidel. There are only two chapters that hone in on Raul. Even Latell, who surely knows more than he could reveal in his own book, didn't reveal too much. He avoided the Bay of Pigs. He didn't say much about Cuba's interference in other Central and South American countries.
Still, it's a good read for laymen wanting to know the basics about Castro and Cuba. Who will take over the island once Fidel dies? Even Latell could only speculate, mentioning a few top ministers from the brothers' group (Raulistas).
Although I didn't gain much insight about Raul, I did learn interesting tidbits about Fidel: the entire clan were illigitimate. Fidel himself has his girlfriend (and their children) set aside. That both Fidel and Raul have a deep hidden side should be no surprise. After Fidel gave the reigns over to Raul in August 2006 there were rumors that Raul would be a ruthless dictator worse than his brother. That hasn't occurred.
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