--- CHE GUEVARA 101 --- .... a host of resources

[CHE with an AK]

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Lets say you are someone interested in learning more about :che: Che Guevara and haven't really read much about him.

Well here are some web resources and suggestions that may help you ...



You could first read his main Wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che_Guevara (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che_Guevara)

and some of his related Wiki sub-pages:

The Motorcycle Diaries Book
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Motorcycle_Diaries (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Motorcycle_Diaries)

His Famous Photo - Guerrillero Heroico
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che_Guevara_(photo) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che_Guevara_(photo))

Legacy of Che Guevara
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_of_Che_Guevara (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_of_Che_Guevara)

Che Guevara in popular culture
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che_Guevara_in_popular_culture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che_Guevara_in_popular_culture)


You could see the two theatrical films ...

The Motorcycle Diaries
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Motorcycle_Diaries_(film) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Motorcycle_Diaries_(film))

Che parts I & II
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che_(film) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che_(film))



Next, if still interested, the History Channel produced a recent documentary entitled "The True Story of Che Guevara", it can be watched free from here:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5762714709014580290# (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5762714709014580290#)


There is also an older documentary done by the Discovery Channel which can be viewed for free from here:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2623926387575468019# (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2623926387575468019#)


And 2 MORE DOCUMENTARIES:

Che Guevara, The Body & The Legend
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3460639443903684555# (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3460639443903684555#)

El Che Investigating a Legend
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8008270432750882980# (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8008270432750882980#)


As for web resources, you could check out the speeches and images from the Che Guevara Internet Archive:
http://www.marxists.org/archive/guevara/works.htm (http://www.marxists.org/archive/guevara/works.htm)
http://cheguevara.bravehost.com/gallery.htm (http://cheguevara.bravehost.com/gallery.htm)


And for those interested in the early life of Che Guevara, History International produced a documentary entitled Tracing Che: A Motorcycle Journey which can be viewed for free here:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2146818297408673747# (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2146818297408673747#)

Excerpts from Che's journals during his youthful Motorcycle adventure can be read by The Guardian here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2001/jun/16/socialsciences.highere ducation (http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2001/jun/16/socialsciences.highere ducation)


If you're a visual person, here are some CHE PICTURE ESSAYS from:

Slate Magazine
http://todayspictures.slate.com/20080610/ (http://todayspictures.slate.com/20080610/)

The New York Post
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/item_iUrJIK0UklgfNvQnpOCBfO (http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/item_iUrJIK0UklgfNvQnpOCBfO)

Life Magazine
http://www.life.com/image/first/in-gallery/23017/che-guevara-revolutio nary-life (http://www.life.com/image/first/in-gallery/23017/che-guevara-revolutio nary-life)


Lastly, if you really want to go in depth, you could check out any of these 3 Main Biographies on Che Guevara:

(1) Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life by Jon Lee Anderson
(2) The Life and Death of Che Guevara by Jorge G. Castaneda
(3) Guevara, Also Known as Che by Paco Ignacio Taibo II



--- feel free to add further resources ---

[CHE with an AK]

For an EXHAUSTIVE LIST of every Che-related book, novel, comic, travelogue, documentary, film, musical, play, CD and Journal article ...

check out this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_works_related_to_Che_Guevara




:star2: :che: :cubaflag:
Hasta la Victoria Siempre

[CHE with an AK]

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Some other websites ...


Quotes by Che - from Wikiquote
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Che_Guevara


Che Guevara texts, speeches and letters
http://chehasta.narod.ru/cheguevaraeng.htm


Main Timeline on the life of Che
http://chehasta.narod.ru/datacheeng.htm


Bolivian Timeline of Che
http://chehasta.narod.ru/cronoboliv.htm


The Hey Che Guevara Blog
http://heyche.blogspot.com/


Che Guevara Hero Profile
http://www.moreorless.au.com/heroes/guevara.html


The Death of Che Guevara: Declassified Documents - by Peter Kornbluh
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB5/


Che Guevara: Symbol of Struggle (full book) by Tony Saunois
http://www.socialistworld.net/pubs/che/introduction.html


Che Related Images - from the Ernesto Flickr Pool
http://www.flickr.com/groups/ernesto/pool/

[RadioRaheem84]

Next, if still interested, the History Channel produced a recent documentary entitled "The True Story of Che Guevara", it can be watched free from here:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5762714709014580290# (http://www.anonym.to/?http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5762714709014580290#)


There is also an older documentary done by the Discovery Channel which can be viewed for free from here:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2623926387575468019# (http://www.anonym.to/?http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2623926387575468019#)


How reliable are these docs coming from the History Channel and Discovery?

[CHE with an AK]

SOME GREAT CHE GUEVARA QUOTES:

"If you tremble with indignation at every injustice, then you are a comrade of mine."

"Many will call me an adventurer, and that I am… only one of a different sort: one who risks his skin to prove his truths."

"The ultimate and most important revolutionary aspiration: to see human beings liberated from their alienation."

"While a person dies every day during the eight or more hours in which he or she functions as a commodity, individuals come to life afterward in their spiritual creations. But this remedy bears the germs of the same sickness: that of a solitary being seeking harmony with the world."

"Ever since monopoly capital took over the world, it has kept the greater part of humanity in poverty, dividing all the profits among the group of the most powerful countries. The standard of living in those countries is based on the extreme poverty of our countries. To raise the living standards of the underdeveloped nations, therefore, we must fight against imperialism. And each time a country is torn away from the imperialist tree."





"There was no person more feared by the company than Che Guevara because he had the capacity and charisma necessary to direct the struggle against the political repression of the traditional hierarchies in power in the countries of Latin America."
— Philip Agee, CIA Agent

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Good list, notable exception being all the wikipedia articles and the history international "documentary" which is really just some gringo d-bag on a motorcycle journey in south america, no real insight or anything new provided, very repetitive narration.

Also its funny that you don't highlight any particular primary texts, i.e. Guerrilla Warfare, speech to the UN. Etc. What's ur favorite book of his?

[CHE with an AK]

Good list, notable exception being all the wikipedia articles
Actually I was surprised how accurate and well researched most of the Wiki articles were.

Is there a specific example of where you believe they aren't objective or fair?