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1 online resource (vii, 79 pages) |
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The killing machine : Che Guevara, from Communist firebrand to capitalist brand -- Latin American liberalism--a mirage? -- The individualist legacy in Latin America |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Guevara, Che, 1928-1967.
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Guevara, Che, 1928-1967 fast |
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Guevara, Che, 1928-1967 nli |
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Guevara, Ernesto Che, 1928-1967. (NL-LeOCL)069022151 nta |
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Guevara, Ernesto. swd |
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Myth -- Political aspects
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Political culture -- Latin America
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Liberalism -- Latin America -- History
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Political Advocacy.
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HISTORY -- Latin America -- General.
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HISTORY -- Latin America -- South America.
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HISTORY -- Caribbean & West Indies -- General.
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Economic history
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Liberalism
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Myth -- Political aspects
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Political culture
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89.53 political culture.
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Kult
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Political violence.
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Mythologization.
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Myth -- Political aspects
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Political culture -- Latin America
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Liberalism -- Latin America -- History
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Latin America -- Economic conditions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85074888
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Latin America
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Latin America.
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Latin America -- Economic conditions
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2005027718 |
| ISBN |
9781598131390 |
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1598131397 |
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9781598130706 |
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1598130706 |
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