Death of a Revolutionary: Che Guevara's Last Mission

Death of a Revolutionary: Che Guevara's Last Mission

by Richard L. Harris
Death of a Revolutionary: Che Guevara's Last Mission

Death of a Revolutionary: Che Guevara's Last Mission

by Richard L. Harris

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Overview

This new edition coincides with the 40th anniversary of Che Guevara's death and the 80th anniversary of his birth. Updated with a new epilogue.

Richard L. Harris includes in this updated edition of Death of a Revolutionary new revelations about Che's revolutionary legacy and discusses the renewed interest in his revolutionary ideas stimulated by the election of leftist governments throughout Latin America. In response to this growing resurgence of interest in Che's life, a feature film directed by Steven Soderbergh, and several documentaries are scheduled for release in late 2007 and 2008. To commemorate Che's life and death many international conferences and events will be held and his iconic image will be seen repeatedly in the mass media. This new edition of Death of a Revolutionary—hailed as "well written, provocative, and fair minded" by Choice—contains the latest information on this charismatic and legendary figure and reveals why he is a hero for millions of people around the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780393330946
Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date: 10/17/2007
Edition description: Revised
Pages: 320
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Richard L. Harris, professor of global studies at California State University–Monterey Bay, is the author and editor of many works on politics, economics, and revolutionary change in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. He lives in Sacramento, California.

Table of Contents


Maps     8
Preface to the New Edition     11
Introduction     19
Profile of a Revolutionary     23
Che's Theories on Revolutionary Warfare     51
Why Che Left Cuba     67
Why Che Chose Bolivia     82
Preparation of the Guerrilla Foco     94
The Discovery of the Guerrillas     110
The Capture of Regis Debray and Ciro Bustos     118
The High Point of Guerrilla Activities     129
The End Nears     143
How Che Died     156
The Absence of Popular Support     168
The Betrayal and Abandonment of the Guerrillas     180
U.S. Involvement in the Guerrilla Episode     212
The Publication of Che's Diary     227
Che Becomes an Icon of Popular Culture     257
Che's Legacy     264
Epilogue     281
References     299
Index     303
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