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Pichon: Race and Revolution in Castro's Cuba: A Memoir

Pichon: Race and Revolution in Castro's Cuba: A Memoir


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Foreword by Maya Angelou. Remarkable yet true, this engaging autobiography chronicles the development of one man's racial and political consciousness and his search for purpose in life. Vivid descriptions of Moore's poverty-stricken childhood -- one steeped in social exclusion, racial self-hatred, and maternal abuse -- illustrate the universal questions of identity and race he experienced from an early age. After moving to New York with his father and siblings, Moore was shocked by new and dangerous challenges in the United States. Fortunately, he quickly found his mentor, Maya Angelou, as well as other intellectuals, artists, and scholars who taught him the deeper meaning of the black experience and the importance of truth and justice. His growing activism and revolutionary commitment eventually led him back to Cuba, where, despite the Revolution, skin colour still determined one's treatment. Moore's eventual 34-year exile, and the hardship of an itinerant life, are frankly depicted, yet his overall story remains uplifting.

About the Author :
Carlos Moore is a political scientist and an ethnologist. He is an honorary research fellow at the School for Graduate Studies and Research of the University of the West Indies -- Kingston. Maya Angelou is a renowned poet and civil rights activist.

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"A compelling autobiography. . . particularly timely." --Sundaypaper.com "Carlos Moore delves deeply into his own life to show us what is wrong--and right--with our world and our place in it. Read and marvel, but also read and learn." --Edwidge Danticat, author, " Brother, I'm Dying" "Engaging autobiography . . . vivid descriptions . . . frankly depicted . . . uplifting." --joemadison.com "Refreshing . . . a personal context through which to interpret the ins and outs of [Cuba's] politics." --popmatters.com "Revealing the most pivotal moments of the 20th century with fervor and poignancy . . . a devestating yet redemptive account of one man's battles with racism, revolution and resistance, and his uplifting fight for justice, all of which raise consciousness about the human condition." --HavanaJournal.com "A masterpiece . . . an elegantly written account of the domestic and international intrigue that flows from Moore's pursuit of racial justice in the shadow of the cold war. . . . This autobiography [is] an illuminating social history of the period." --Claudia Mitchell-Kernan, vice chancellor, graduate studies, and dean, graduate division, UCLA "Moore has written an astounding book about revolution, resistance, passion, and compassion . . . an irresistibly human tale." "--"Maya Angelou, from the Foreword "Pichon is . . . a story of romance and revolution, disillusionment, discovery, and the long journey into a mature political consciousness and pride in self, told by a man I greatly admire." --Susan L. Taylor, editorial director, "Essence" magazine


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781556527678
  • Publisher: Chicago Review Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Chicago Review Press
  • Height: 160 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 714 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1556527675
  • Publisher Date: 01 Nov 2008
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Race and Revolution in Castro's Cuba: A Memoir
  • Width: 240 mm


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