The Che Guevara myth and the future of liberty / / Alvaro Vargas Llosa

• Autore: Vargas Llosa Alvaro
• Pubblicazione: Oakland, Calif., : Independent Institute, c2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (94 p.)
• Disciplina: 980.03/5092; B
• Soggetto topico: Myth - Political aspects; Political culture - Latin America; Liberalism - Latin America - History
• Soggetto geografico: Latin America Economic conditions
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The Che Guevara myth and the future of liberty
• ISBN: 1-59813-139-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910824536203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II