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1956, the world in revolt

Hall, Simon, 1976-2016
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Popular uprisings in Poland and Hungary shake Moscow's hold on its eastern European empire. Across the American South, and in the Union of South Africa, black people risk their livelihoods, and their lives, in the struggle to dismantle institutionalised white supremacy. France and Britain, already battling anti-colonial insurgencies in Algeria and Cyprus, now face the humiliation of Suez. Meanwhile, in Cuba, Fidel Castro and his band of rebels take to the Sierra Maestra to plot the overthrow of a dictator. 1956 was one of the most remarkable years of the twentieth century.
Main title:
Imprint:
London : Faber & Faber, 2016.
Collation:
528 pages ; 20 cm.
ISBN:
9780571312337 (pbk)0571312330 (pbk)
Dewey class:
909.825 HAL909.825
LC class:
D422
Language:
English
BRN:
297233
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