02849nam 2200517Ia 450 991079051130332120230829002942.01-59813-139-7(CKB)2550000001132887(EBL)1105341(OCoLC)823723066(MiAaPQ)EBC1105341(Au-PeEL)EBL1105341(CaPaEBR)ebr10641739(CaONFJC)MIL532596(EXLCZ)99255000000113288720050922d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||The Che Guevara myth and the future of liberty[electronic resource] /Alvaro Vargas LlosaOakland, Calif. Independent Institutec20061 online resource (94 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-59813-005-6 1-306-01345-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 AuthorPraise for the Che Guevara MythThe Independent Institute; Independent Studies in Political Economy; Back Cover<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 subsMythPolitical aspectsPolitical cultureLatin AmericaLiberalismLatin AmericaHistoryLatin AmericaEconomic conditionsMythPolitical aspects.Political cultureLiberalismHistory.980.03/5092BVargas Llosa Alvaro591856MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790511303321The Che Guevara myth and the future of liberty3708501UNINA