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Celia Sánchez Manduley: The Life and Legacy of a Cuban Revolutionary

by Celia Sánchez Manduley: The Life and Legacy of a Cuban Revolutionary

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Celia Sánchez Manduley (1920-1980) is famous for her role in the Cuban revolution. Clad in her military fatigues, this "first female guerrilla of the Sierra Maestra" is seen in many photographs alongside Fidel Castro. Sánchez joined the movement in her early thirties, initially as an arms runner and later as a combatant. She was one of Castro's closest confidants, perhaps lover, and went on to serve as a high-ranking government official and international ambassador. Since her death, Sánchez has been revered as a national icon, cultivated and guarded by the Cuban government. With almost unprecedented access to Sánchez's papers, including a personal diary, and firsthand interviews with family members, Tiffany A. Sippial presents the first critical study of a notoriously private and self-abnegating woman who yet exists as an enduring symbol of revolutionary ideals.

Sippial reveals the scope and depth of Sánchez's power and influence within the Cuban revolution, as well as her struggles with violence, her political development, and the sacrifices required by her status as a leader and "New Woman." Using the tools of feminist biography, cultural history, and the politics of memory, Sippial reveals how Sánchez strategically crafted her own legacy within a history still dominated by bearded men in fatigues.

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  • The University of North C Brand
  • Jan 20, 2020 Pub Date:
  • 9781469654607 ISBN-13:
  • 1469654601 ISBN-10:
  • English Language
  • 9 in * 0.5 in * 5 in Dimensions:
  • 1 lb Weight: