Che Guevara Presente: Una Antologia Minima (Ocean Sur)

by Ernesto Che Guevara

“The powerful of the earth should take Deep inside that T-shirt where we have tried to trap him, the eyes of Che Guevara are still burning with impatience.”—Ariel Dorfman Recognized as one of Time magazine’s “Heroes and Icons of the twentieth century,” Che Guevara became a legend in his own time and has now re-emerged as a symbol for a new generation of political activists. Far more than a guerrilla strategist, Che Guevara made a profound and lasting contribution to revolutionary theory and Marxist humanism, as demonstrated in this best-selling reader. This reader includes four the Cuban revolutionary war (1956–59), the years in government (1959–65), Guevara’s views on the major international struggles of the 1960s and a new selection of letters. Published as part of the Che Guevara Publishing Project

452 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Ernesto "Che" Guevara, commonly known as El Che or simply Che, was a Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, intellectual, guerrilla leader, diplomat, and military theorist. A major figure of the Cuban Revolution, since his death Guevara's stylized visage has become an ubiquitous countercultural symbol and global icon within popular culture.

His belief in the necessity of world revolution to advance the interests of the poor prompted his involvement in Guatemala's social reforms under President Jacobo Arbenz, whose eventual CIA-assisted overthrow solidified Guevara's radical ideology. Later, while living in Mexico City, he met Raúl and Fidel Castro, joined their movement, and travelled to Cuba with the intention of overthrowing the U.S.-backed Batista regime. Guevara soon rose to prominence among the insurgents, was promoted to second-in-command, and played a pivotal role in the successful two year guerrilla campaign that topled the Cuban government.

After serving in a number of key roles in the new government, Guevara left Cuba in 1965 to foment revolution abroad, first unsuccessfully in Congo-Kinshasa and later in Bolivia, where he was captured by CIA-assisted Bolivian forces and executed.

Guevara remains both a revered and reviled historical figure, polarized in the collective imagination in a multitude of biographies, memoirs, essays, documentaries, songs, and films. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century, while an Alberto Korda photograph of him entitled "Guerrillero Heroico," was declared "the most famous photograph in the world" by the Maryland Institute of Art.

Reviews

[Luly Bogado · Rating 5 out of 5]

increible libro, directamente de la boca y el puño del che, ya que incorpora un capitulo de cartas escritas por el.

[Erick · Rating 4 out of 5]

que no se lo cuenten otros. en este libro leerá las teorías y los pensamientos políticos y sociales directamente de el Che.