Books on Che

[bawbag]

My appy apolly loggies if this has been done to death, but I am very interested in learning about Che Guevara's life and political ideas, I'm not sure if this is the place to come so tell me if its not, however I was wondering if anyone could recommend any books on or preferably by Che Guevara and his political stance as i am very interested in learning about him, and anyone else that you could recommend would be great


thank you

[mykittyhasaboner]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_works_related_to_Che_Guevara

Ive read one of his books, The Motorcycle Diaries, and it was great. I really recommend it.

[gorillafuck]

I have only read the Motorcycle Diaries, but it is a good read.

[BobKKKindle$]

Reading 'The Motorcycle Diaries' won't give you much information about Che's actual ideas, although it's still a good read and can you some insight into what caused Che to become a revolutionary and take the side of the oppressed, after having been born into a prosperous Argentinian family. If you are interested in Che's politics then you should check out some of his speeches in which he talks about the effects of imperialism on the developing world, in particular 'Message to the Tricontinental' (http://www.marxists.org/archive/guevara/1967/04/16.htm), 'At the Afro-Asian Conference in Algeria' (http://www.marxists.org/archive/guevara/1965/02/24.htm), and 'On Development' (http://www.marxists.org/archive/guevara/1964/03/25.htm). You may find it interesting read these works only after you've read Lenin's text on imperialism as well as the works of the dependency school of development studies (Andre Gunder-Frank, Immanuel Wallerstein et al.) to give you some theoretical context and background. Che also sets outs his vision for the Cuban revolution in 'Man and Socialism in Cuba' (http://www.marxists.org/archive/guevara/1965/03/man-socialism.htm).

[Comrade B]

My Friend Che by Ricardo Rojo is a bit harder to find around, but is a very interesting book from a unique perspective

[Comrade B]

"Guerrilla Warfare" by Che Guevara
This one isn't necessarily on him, but it tells you a lot about him, such as views on terrorism in comparison to sabotage and prisoners