LEADER 02849nam 2200517Ia 450 001 9910790511303321 005 20230829002942.0 010 $a1-59813-139-7 035 $a(CKB)2550000001132887 035 $a(EBL)1105341 035 $a(OCoLC)823723066 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1105341 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1105341 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10641739 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL532596 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001132887 100 $a20050922d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 14$aThe Che Guevara myth and the future of liberty$b[electronic resource] /$fAlvaro Vargas Llosa 210 $aOakland, Calif. $cIndependent Institute$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (94 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-59813-005-6 311 $a1-306-01345-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover ; 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 327 $aPraise for the Che Guevara MythThe Independent Institute; Independent Studies in Political Economy; Back Cover 330 $a
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 606 $aMyth$xPolitical aspects 606 $aPolitical culture$zLatin America 606 $aLiberalism$zLatin America$xHistory 607 $aLatin America$xEconomic conditions 615 0$aMyth$xPolitical aspects. 615 0$aPolitical culture 615 0$aLiberalism$xHistory. 676 $a980.03/5092 676 $aB 700 $aVargas Llosa$b Alvaro$0591856 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910790511303321 996 $aThe Che Guevara myth and the future of liberty$93708501 997 $aUNINA