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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453813403321

Autore

Vargas Llosa Alvaro

Titolo

The Che Guevara myth and the future of liberty [[electronic resource] /] / Alvaro Vargas Llosa

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oakland, Calif., : Independent Institute, c2006

ISBN

1-59813-139-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (94 p.)

Disciplina

980.03/5092

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Soggetti

Myth - Political aspects

Political culture - Latin America

Liberalism - Latin America - History

Electronic books.

Latin America Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover            ; Title Page                 ; Copyright Page                     ; Table of Contents                        ; 1: Introduction                      ; 2: The Killing Machine: Che Guevara, from Communist Firebrand to Capitalist Brand                                                                                        ; 3: Latin American Liberalism-A Mirage?                                             ; 4: The Individualist Legacy in Latin America                                                   ; Index            ; Acknowledgments; About the Author

Praise for the Che Guevara MythThe Independent Institute; Independent Studies in Political Economy; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

<DIV>Nearly four decades after his death, the legend of Che Guevara has grown worldwide. In this new book, Alvaro Vargas Llosa separates the myth from the reality of Che's legacy, and shows that Che's ideals were a re-hash of notions about centralized power that have long been the major source of suffering and misery in the underdeveloped world. With testimonies from witnesses of Che's actions, Alberto Vargas Llosa's detailed account of the ""real Che"" sets the record straight by exposing the delusion at the heart of the Che phenomenon. Vargas Llosa shows that Che's legacy-making the law subs