Fascism and Nationalism in Cuba - A Case Study on the Global Projection of an European Ideology

This thesis focuses on the diffusion of fascism in Cuba and its relationship with local nationalism, since up to now this question has not been studied satisfactorily by historiography, as most works on the subject still resent of World War propaganda. IntroductionFascism in Cuba? The Historiographical Question On Fascism in Latin America On Cuban general background The State of Literature Militant literature Scientific literature On Sources Primary Sources Figures of the Cuban Right Biology vs Democracy: Alberto Lamar Life and Works Decadence, Modernism and authoritarianism The Cuban Lindbergh: Agustín Parlá Life and actions Cuban patriotism and Spanish nationalism ``Pepín'' Rivero and his press empire Life and activities Politics, Press & Propaganda Cuban Fascist Associations The National Revolutionary Syndicalist Legion The beginnings Political outline Prosecution and demise Minor Fascist Groups The Cuban Nazi Party The National Fascist Party Right and Left After the War The Transition from the Old to the New Right. The Spanish Right in Cuba The Cuban Counter-Revolution Castroism as a “Red Fascism”? Cuban Revolution and Neofascism Castro and Castroism ConclusionThe Cuban Exception Cuba and Latin America Fascism in Latin America: some examples The weight of social factors The reasons of an exception The geopolitics of freedom A different political culture The failure of fascism Bibliography Primary Sources Archives and Collections Periodical Sources Other Printed Sources Secondary Literature On Fascism and Nationalism