{"product_id":"la-verdadera-republica-de-cuba-paperback","title":"La Verdadera República de Cuba - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrés Cao Mendiguren\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndres Cao Mendiguren (Havana, Cuba, 1931-) graduated from the University of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHavana's School of Medicine. He worked at Calixto Garcia Hospital until 1960 when he\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eresigned for political reasons and was later incarcerated, as a political prisoner, for 20 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the United States since 1979, he suffers from Retinitis Pigmentosa, an incurable decease that\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehas left him blind. With the help of the Blind Division, he prepared and passed his medical bar\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eexam in 1980. He was able to practice medicine until 1998 when he retired. He died in Miami.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is an intelligent, objective and critical look at the history of the Cuban\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRepublic. It looks at the accomplishments of this period that lasted from 1902-1958 and searches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efor answers as to why it failed and was replaced by a totalitarian regime that has lasted almost 50\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eyears. The book is a result of research and long conversations with important figures that\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econtributed to this period of Cuban history making it an important part of first hand oral history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 830\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.84 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 20, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47411986464946,"sku":"9781593881313","price":46.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/546f57ed681fecc439979a62a839d660.webp?v=1778312171","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/la-verdadera-republica-de-cuba-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}