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by: Jon Lee Anderson
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 980.033092
EAN: 9780802135582
ISBN: 0802135587
Label: Grove Press
Manufacturer: Grove Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 814
Publication Date: March 09, 1997
Publisher: Grove Press
Sales Rank: 12395
Studio: Grove Press
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This New York Times “Notable Book of the Year” is the definitive biography on Che Guevara, whose epic dream was to end poverty and injustice in Latin America through armed revolution. Anderson’s biography traces Che’s extraordinary life, from his comfortable Argentine upbringing to the Cuban revolution, from the halls of power in Castro’s government to his failed campaign in the Congo and assassination in the Bolivian jungle.
Amazon.com Review:
Even to those without Marxist sympathies, Che Guevara (1928-67) was a dashing, charismatic figure: the asthmatic son of an aristocratic Argentine family whose sympathy for the world's oppressed turned him into a socialist revolutionary, the valued comrade-in-arms of Cuba's Fidel Castro and a leader of guerilla warfare in Latin America and Africa. Journalist Jon Lee Anderson's lengthy and absorbing portrait captures the complexities of international politics (revolutionary and counter); his painstaking research has unearthed a remarkable amount of new material, including information about Guevara's death at the hands of the Bolivian military.
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Rating:  - superlative and always relevant
I read this book shortly before going into the Peace Corps in 2006 and with a curosity that, as I saw the book on numerous bookshelves all over the world, seemed to always be present. For "Che haters" you'll hear many comments usually with the word "communist" included. The fact is he was anything but a communist. For those more enlightened, he represents an idealism and theory as put forth in "A Theory of Justice" by John Rawls. Anderson does well to document the hatred Che had for capitalism and ... Read More
Rating:  - One of two essential biographies
For detailed insight on the dynamics of the Cuban Revolution, the historical context, the complexity of events on an international scale, and Fidel Castro's strategic and political wizardry, look no further. This book is by far the best.
However, in depicting Che's "world" so brilliantly, and by dedicating a third of the book to his youth before the Cuban revolution, Anderson has had to forsake many details and, sadly, some intimacy. "The enormous gesture that was [Che's] life" (to quote ... Read More
Rating: - Tales of Power
i didn't read this because i have an affinity for or dislike of che. i just don't care one way or another. i'm the kind of person that he said he despised. i read this to fill in some historical gaps. it's the kind of history book that i love reading i.e. extremely long on primary (first hand) source material and short on author subjectivity; as verifiable as possible and without agenda.
the largest factor in the success of the Cuban revolution was that it was lead by the two most dangerous ... Read More
Rating: - MY REVOLUTIONARY BROTHA
i love revolutionary people. with out them we would still be slaves. with out revolutionaries like malcom x or
martin l.king we might not have civil rights. this book will take you from before che was born all the way past his death covering every thing. this book is huge. it covers everything and includes a lot of great photos. i see a lot of people wearing his t-shirt in san diego but the people dont know who he is so thats what made me buy the book. he was a communist and nothing wrong with that. ... Read More
Rating: - yes
One of my favorite books. Doesn't fall prey to the halos of the commie left OR the devilhorns of the gusano right.
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