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Book SynopsisPresents seminal exploration of Che Guevara's contributions to Marxist thinking. This title traces Che's ideas about Marxism both as they related to Latin America and to more general philosophical, political, and economic issues. It captures his views on humanity, his contributions to the theory of revolutionary warfare, and more.
Trade Review[The Marxism of Che Guevara] would make an excellent classroom tool for anyone teaching about Latin America or revolution. * Science & Society *
A foreign correspondent interviewing Che Guevara shortly after the revolution had taken over Havana asked him if he was a Marxist. Sensing the covert malevolence of the query, Guevara replied, 'I don't know enough to be a Marxist.' This book proves that he has remedied that. He might be called a creative Marxist rather than a rigid follower or one who seeks quotations merely to further his own dogmatism. It provides us with the picture of a great, flexible, and searching mind. This book helps us to realize more fully the great loss the world sustained by the CIA and Pentagon murder of a noble and brave revolutionist. -- Carleton Beals
Table of ContentsForeword: The Future of the Past Introduction: Che's Theoretical Contribution Part I: Che's Philosophy Chapter 1: Che and Marxism Chapter 2: The Revolution is Made by Men Chapter 3: The New Man Chapter 4: Humanist Values Part II: Che's Economic Ideas Chapter 5: Productive Forces and Production Relations Chapter 6: The Law of Value and Socialist Planning Chapter 7: The Budgetary System of Finance Chapter 8: Material and Moral Incentives Chapter 9: Voluntary Labor and Communism Part III: Revolutionary Warfare Chapter 10: Sociology of the Revolution Chapter 11: Guerilla Warfare Chapter 12: The General Strike Chapter 13: The World Revolution Conclusion: Guevarism Today Appendix A: Che's Reading Appendix B: "Neither Imitation nor Copy"—Che Guevara in Search of a New Socialism Selected Bibliography
