Our America and Theirs: Kennedy and the Alliance for Progress - The Debate on Free Trade (Che Guevara Publishing Project) [Paperback]

Ernesto Che Guevara (Author), Maria del Carmen Ariet Garcia (Editor), Javier Salado (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1876175818 | ISBN-13: 978-1876175818 | Publication Date: March 1, 2005

To check the spread of revolution in Latin America in 1961, Kennedy proposed the Alliance for Progress—a program for free trade and development in the Americas. Che Guevara , described by Time magazine as “Cuba’s scraggle-bearded economic czar,” condemned the plan as a new strategy to subjugate the continent to U.S. interests.

The introduction describes the backstage drama that unfolded when Kennedy’s special envoy Richard Goodwin had a cordial encounter with Che at a late-night party. The book includes never before published material, such as Che’s televised speech in which he outlines the issues posed by the Alliance for Progress.

Available in Spanish as Punta del Este (ISBN 1-876175-65-6)

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About the Author

Che Guevara was the legendary Latin American guerrilla fighter who joined the Cuban revolutionary movement that toppled the Batista dictatorship. He played a leading role in the early years of the Cuban Revolution and made an extraordinary and original contribution to Marxist theory. He died at the hands of CIA assassins in Bolivia in 1967.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Ocean Press (March 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1876175818
• ISBN-13: 978-1876175818
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,009,811 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Ernesto Che Guevara was born in Argentina in 1928. After fighting alongside Fidel Castro in the three-year guerilla war in Cuba, he became Minister for Industry following the victory of the Cuban revolution. In 1966 he established a guerilla base in Bolivia. He was captured and killed in 1967.