Ch. 04 Tricontinental Field Report — Vol. III
Slide 11 / 24 · Section: Solidarity Metrics
The Takeaway · Editions in circulation, 1966–1979

Print crosses borders
faster than armies.

Total editions shipped · 1979
2.41M
Folded tricontinental editions dispatched across 84 solidarity committees
+312% vs. 1966 14-year arc

Editions in circulation, by year

in thousands · Havana press runs
0 600 1.3K 1.9K 2.6K EDITIONS (000s) 1966 58 1968 142 1970 318 1972 470 PAPER SHORTAGE 1975 1,124 1977 1,640 1979 2,410
Peak run · 1979 Recovery years Foundation years Pre-press era
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