This is the biography of Ernesto Che Guevara, who is viewed as a 20th century revolutionary martyr. He was a revolutionary fighter, a military strategist, a social philospher, an economist, a medical doctor, and a friend and confidante of Fidel Castro. His dream was to unite Latin America and the developing world through armed revolution, to end poverty and injustice. Although his quest failed, he is recognized as a personality who just might have pulled it off. In writing this book Anderson was given complete access to the Cuban Government's archives, and total co-operation from Che's widow.
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Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. NO JACKET used book with clear signs of wear , No breakings or loose binding Che Guevara was a dashing rebel whose epic dream was to end poverty and injustice in Latin America and the developing world through armed revolution. Jon Lee Anderson traces Che s extraordinary life from his comfortable Argentine upbringing to the battlefields of the Cuban revolution, from the halls of power in Castro s government to his failed campaign in the Congo and his assassination in the Bolivian jungle. Meticulously researched and full of exclusive information, this work illuminates as never before the mythic figure who embodied the high-water mark of revolutionary communism as a force in history. Codice articolo 000994
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Hardback. 1. "He became a myth in his own lifetime and an international martyr-figure upon his death; he was a revolutionary fighter, a military strategist, a social philosopher, an economist, a medical doctor, and a friend and confidant of Fidel Castro. Che Guevara's dream was an epic one - to unite Latin America and the rest of the developing world through armed revolution, and to end once and for all the poverty, injustice and petty nationalisms that had bled it for centuries. In the end Che failed in his quest but he is recognized as that one-in-a-million personality who just might have pulled it off. he Guevara- A Revolutionary Life shuttles between the revolutionary capitals of Havana and Algiers to the battlegrounds of Bolivia and the Congo; from the halls of power in Moscow and Washington to the exile havens of Miami, Mexico and Guatemala, in a gripping tale of revolution, international intrigue and covert operations. It has an epic sweep as it evokes an era of tumultuous change, describing major events like the Bay of Pigs invasion, the October Missile crisis and Kennedy's assassination. Among its cast of characters are scores of historic personalities including Castro, Kennedy, Krusc. Codice articolo 25907558
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