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Ten Days in Harlem - by Simon Hall (Paperback)

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  • Rising star Simon Hall captures the spirit of the 1960s in ten days that revolutionised the Cold War: Fidel Castro's visit to New York.
  • Author(s): Simon Hall
  • 288 Pages
  • History, Caribbean & West Indies

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Book Synopsis



Rising star Simon Hall captures the spirit of the 1960s in ten days that revolutionised the Cold War: Fidel Castro's visit to New York.

"Hall has captured this catalytic moment like no one before. Anyone interested in the "Global Sixties" must read Ten Days in Harlem." Van E. Gosse, Professor of History, Franklin & Marshall College.

New York City, September 1960. Fidel Castro - champion of the oppressed, scourge of colonialism, and leftist revolutionary - arrives for the opening of the United Nations General Assembly. His visit to the UN represents a golden opportunity to make his mark on the world stage.

Fidel's shock arrival in Harlem is met with a rapturous reception from the local African American community. He holds court from the iconic Hotel Theresa as a succession of world leaders, black freedom fighters and counter-cultural luminaries - everyone from Nikita Khrushchev to Gamal Abdel Nasser, Malcolm X to Allen Ginsberg - come calling. Then, during his landmark address to the UN General Assembly - one of the longest speeches in the organisation's history - he promotes the politics of anti-imperialism with a fervour, and an audacity, that makes him an icon of the 1960s.

In this unforgettable slice of modern history, Simon Hall reveals how these ten days were a foundational moment in the trajectory of the Cold War, a turning point in the history of anti-colonial struggle, and a launching pad for the social, cultural and political tumult of the decade that followed.



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Praise for 1956: The World in Revolt

"Vivid, powerful and panoramic ... I loved it." -- Dominic Sandbrook

"Engrossing ... A CinemaScope epic, packed with detail." -- Daily Telegraph

"Fast-moving and vivid. Hall is a fluent and unobtrusive narrator." -- Independent

"A marvellous social history." -- Observer

"Simon Hall captures Castro's action-packed September 1960 New York sojourn in rich and compelling detail, and argues persuasively that its repercussions echoed deeply in the decade to come." -- New York Journal of Books

"A highly readable, engaging, astute microhistory of an overlooked event ... a sharply focused study ... illuminating." -- Kirkus STARRED REVIEW

"Well-researched, compelling, entertaining and at times scarcely believable ... an interesting portrayal of a fiery and transformative time in Cold War history and rich in detail." -- Americas Quarterly

"A wide-ranging exploration ... Hall's informative, page-turning account captures the cultural and political tumult of the era, and the fervent idealism that made Castro a revolutionary icon. Political history buffs will want to take a look." -- Publishers Weekly

"With its cool judgements and blackly comic sense of irony, Hall's book is a rare pleasure to read." -- Literary Review

Dimensions (Overall): 7.8 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: .5 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 288
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: Caribbean & West Indies
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Theme: Cuba
Format: Paperback
Author: Simon Hall
Language: English
Street Date: January 4, 2022
TCIN: 94423745
UPC: 9780571353088
Item Number (DPCI): 247-25-5459
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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