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«Un ouvrage particulièrement surprenant pour le lecteur qui n'a jamais vu la réalité de Cuba... qu'à travers le prisme déformant de la propagande.» -- The New York Times Book Review, 1967 Le 31 décembre 1958, Lee Lockwood, alors jeune photojournaliste, se rend à Cuba pour couvrir ce qui semblait être la fin du régime de Batista. Il arrive la veille de la prise du pouvoir par Fidel Castro et passe une semaine à parcourir l'île avant de parvenir jusqu'au leader victorieux. Castro lui fait rapidement confiance et l'invite à revenir plusieurs fois durant les dix années suivantes, lui garantissant un accès privilégié à son cercle privé et un laisser-passer sans les restrictions habituelles imposées aux journalistes américains, qui lui permet d'explorer le pays. En 1965, Castro accorde à Lockwood un entretien unique et approfondi, auquel succède pourtant une série de rendez-vous manqués. Les jours et les semaines passent, et l'attente dure trois interminables mois pour Lockwood, qui connaît ce qu'ont subi et subiront beaucoup de journalistes. Mais sa patience est récompensée par une interview marathon de 7 jours qui aborde tous les sujets, des problèmes raciaux aux États-Unis jusqu'à la crise des missiles. Elle demeure encore à ce jour l'un des portraits les plus révélateurs du leader cubain. Parues pour la première fois en 1967, ces interviews de Lockwood, ainsi que ses commentaires, sont aujourd'hui rééditées par TASCHEN, accompagnées de centaines de photographies retraçant à la fois les semaines que Lockwood a passées aux côtés de Castro et la transformation de Cuba durant les années 1960. Des campements militaires dans les montagnes de la Sierra Maestra à la vie dans les rues de La Havane et aux rassemblements politiques, la plupart de ces clichés en couleurs sont totalement inédits. Une préface et une postface du spécialiste de l'Amérique latine Saul Landau replacent le travail de Lockwood dans son contexte, alors que les relations américano-cubaines jouent de nouveau un rôle central.

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A candid piece of work that's testimony to the unparalleled access Lockwood secured. Seen out of context, the photographs run the risk of romanticizing the communist leader, in the vein of Che Guevara posters in American college dorm rooms. But alongside Lockwood's writings and photographs... this hefty reprint offers a new generation a fuller look at the history of the forbidden island before its doors began to reopen. ...a superb photographic portrait of Fidel Castro in his youthful pomp. Lockwood detailed the fascinating transition of the country as Castro's forces swept away the old order of corruption dancing to the tune of the mighty American dollar. The images show a Cuba frozen in time: crowds celebrating on the streets of Havana; Castro relaxing on a veranda with friends. Lockwood's photos reflect this sense of hope and triumph before decades of US sanctions took their toll... the value of images such as these will be to serve as testimony to the fact that, for a few decades, and regardless of how successful it was, a nation dared to dream of a better world.

A candid piece of work that's testimony to the unparalleled access Lockwood secured. ...a superb photographic portrait of Fidel Castro in his youthful pomp. Lockwood detailed the fascinating transition of the country as Castro's forces swept away the old order of corruption dancing to the tune of the mighty American dollar. The images show a Cuba frozen in time: crowds celebrating on the streets of Havana; Castro relaxing on a veranda with friends. Lockwood's photos reflect this sense of hope and triumph before decades of US sanctions took their toll... the value of images such as these will be to serve as testimony to the fact that, for a few decades, and regardless of how successful it was, a nation dared to dream of a better world. Seen out of context, the photographs run the risk of romanticizing the communist leader, in the vein of Che Guevara posters in American college dorm rooms. But alongside Lockwood's writings and photographs... this hefty reprint offers a new generation a fuller look at the history of the forbidden island before its doors began to reopen.

A candid piece of work that's testimony to the unparalleled access Lockwood secured. Lockwood detailed the fascinating transition of the country as Castro's forces swept away the old order of corruption dancing to the tune of the mighty American dollar. The images show a Cuba frozen in time: crowds celebrating on the streets of Havana; Castro relaxing on a veranda with friends. Lockwood's photos reflect this sense of hope and triumph before decades of US sanctions took their toll... the value of images such as these will be to serve as testimony to the fact that, for a few decades, and regardless of how successful it was, a nation dared to dream of a better world. ...a superb photographic portrait of Fidel Castro in his youthful pomp. Seen out of context, the photographs run the risk of romanticizing the communist leader, in the vein of Che Guevara posters in American college dorm rooms. But alongside Lockwood's writings and photographs... this hefty reprint offers a new generation a fuller look at the history of the forbidden island before its doors began to reopen.

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Lee Lockwood (1932-2010) was an American photojournalist for publications including Life, Newsweek, The Times, Bunte Illustrierte, and Jours de France. Best known for his award-winning work on Fidel Castro and North Vietnam, he also covered the peace and civil rights movements in the U.S. and was a founder of the Center for Cuban Studies in New York. Saul Landau was Professor Emeritus at California State University, Pomona, and a senior fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. An author, commentator, and filmmaker, his films include the 1968 documentary Fidel!

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