Che Guevara is a legend. The son of Argentine intellectuals, he became first a physician, then a brilliant tactician who helped lead the revolution in Cuba, then an enduring, almost mythical icon of revolutionary struggles all over the world. Though he was killed more than thirty years ago, his name and image remain uniquely compelling and mysterious. What makes him so fascinating? What actions and accomplishments set him apart from his contemporaries and continue to capture our imagination today?
In this concise, informative biography you'll explore:
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Guevara's boyhood, background, and development into a radical
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The profound impact a medical condition had on him throughout his life
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His role in the Cuban Revolution and later liberation movements in Latin America and Africa
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The mystery surrounding his death in Bolivia in 1967
Che Guevara
Introduction
Part One: From Childhood to Castro
1. Childhood: Roots of a Revolutionary
2. A Change of Direction
3. Guatemala, Mexico, and Meeting Castro
Part Two: Che the Revolutionary
4. The Making of a Soldier
5. The Cuban Revolution
6. The "New" Cuba Takes Shape
7. Growing Tensions and Emerging Ties
8. Conflicts in Cuba
Part Three: Exporting Che
9. Looking Beyond Cuba: Exporting Revolution
10. Che's Congo
11. Che's Last Stand
12. The Recovery, Return, and Rebirth of Che
Appendixes
A. Fidel Castro
B. Relevant Struggles and Histories
C. Maps: Che on the Trail
D. Che Guevara's "New Man"
E. Che Guevara Resources
Index
