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The Che Guevara myth and the future of liberty / Alvaro Vargas Llosa.
Van Pelt Library F2849.22.G85 V37 2006
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LIBRA F2849.22.G85 V37 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vargas Llosa, Alvaro.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Guevara, Che, 1928-1967.
- Guevara, Che.
- Myth--Political aspects.
- Myth.
- Liberalism.
- History.
- Latin America--Economic conditions.
- Latin America.
- Economic conditions.
- Political culture--Latin America.
- Political culture.
- Liberalism--Latin America--History.
- Penn Provenance:
- Yankelevich, Tatiana (donor)
- Sakharov, Andreĭ, 1921-1989 (former owner)
- Physical Description:
- vii, 79 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oakland, Calif. : Independent Institute, [2006]
- Summary:
- Nearly four decades after Che Guevara's death, the revolutionary's legend is still celebrated by many worldwide. In this new book, Alvaro Vargas Llosa separates myth from reality and shows that Che's ideasl rehashed centralized power-long the major source of suffering and misery for the poor. With eyewitness accounts, Vargas Llosa sets the record straight regarding Che's murderous legacy of making the law subservient to the most powerful, brutally crushing any and all dissent, and concentrating wealth in the hands of an elite.
- The Che Guevara Myth and the Future of Liberty further elaborates on attempts by both the left and right to suppress liberty and examines the Latin American spirit from early indigenous trade to today's enterprising communities overcoming government impediments. In the process, the book points to the real revolution among the poor-the liberation of individuals from the constraints of state power in all spheres.
- Contents:
- The killing machine : Che Guevara, from Communist firebrand to capitalist brand
- Latin American liberalism
- a mirage?
- The individualist legacy in Latin America.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Presented to the Penn Libraries by Tatiana Yankelevich in honor of Dr. Andreĭ Sakharov.
- ISBN:
- 1598130056
- OCLC:
- 61758559
- Publisher Number:
- 9781598130058
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