Companero The Life and Death of Che Guevara

Name: Companero The Life and Death of Che Guevara
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ISBN: 9780679759409

ISBN-10: 0679759409

ISBN-13: 9780679759409

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Authors: Jorge G. Castaï¿½eda, Jorge G. Castaï¿½eda

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By the time he was killed in the jungles of Bolivia, where his body was displayed like a deposed Christ, Ernesto "Che" Guevara had become a synonym for revolution everywhere from Cuba to the barricades of Paris. This extraordinary biography peels aside the veil of the Guevara legend to reveal the charismatic, restless man behind it. Drawing on archival materials from three continents and on interviews with Guevara's family and associates, Castaneda follows Che from his childhood in the Argentine middle class through the years of pilgrimage that turned him into a committed revolutionary. He examines Guevara's complex relationship with Fidel Castro, and analyzes the flaws of character that…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/27/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 496
Size: 5.10" wide x 8.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Jorge G. Castaneda is the author of several books, including "Perpetuating Power, The Mexican Shock" (both published by The New Press), and "Utopia Unarmed". Having served as Mexico's foreign minister from 2000 to 2003, he is currently Global Distinguished Professor of Politics and Latin American Studies at New York University. He divides his time between Mexico City and New York City.