Country-by-country study of political, social and economic conditions in 1950s Latin America through the lens of Che Guevara's travels
Ernesto “Che” Guevara twice traveled across Latin America in the early 1950s. Based on his accounts of those trips (published in English as The Motorcycle Diaries and Back on the Road), as well as other historical sources, Che’s Travels follows Guevara, country by country, from his native Argentina through Chile, Peru, Colombia, and Venezuela, and then from Argentina through Bolivia, Peru, Guatemala, and Mexico. Each essay is focused on a single country and written by an expert in its history. Taken together, the essays shed new light on Che’s formative years by analyzing the distinctive societies, histories, politics, and cultures he encountered on these two trips, the ways they affected him, and the ways he represented them in his travelogues. In addition to offering new insights into Guevara, the essays provide a fresh perspective on Latin America’s experience of the Cold War and the interplay of nationalism and anti-imperialism in the crucial but relatively understudied 1950s. Assessing Che’s legacies in the countries he visited during the two journeys, the contributors examine how he is remembered or memorialized; how he is invoked for political, cultural, and religious purposes; and how perceptions of him affect ideas about the revolutions and counterrevolutions fought in Latin America from the 1960s through the 1980s.
Contributors
Malcolm Deas
Paulo Drinot
Eduardo Elena
Judith Ewell
Cindy Forster
Patience A. Schell
Eric Zolov
Ann Zulawski
"“Che’s Travels is a noteworthy success. The analytical framework laid out at the beginning of the book yields a cohesive volume that enriches our understanding of the social, political and economic contexts that shaped one of Latin America’s most influential personalities.”" - The Latin Americanist
"“Che’s Travels offers a needed analysis of 1950s Latin American social and
political conditions, which, by using Che’s travels as a guide, makes the analysis clear and easy to follow. It could be an excellent way to introduce college students to the difficult conditions and political circumstances that transformed some middle class Latin Americans into revolutionaries.”" - History: Reviews of New Books
"“This is a fascinating collection which ... attempts to build around the itineraries of Che Guevara’s two famous journeys through Latin America (in 1951 and 1953) a series of snapshot pictures of the relevant countries of that time, judging both the extent of their impact on him and his subsequent impact on them. . . . a revealing and detailed, if not complete, picture of the Latin America of 1951-3.”" - Journal of Latin American Studies
"“This is a well-written study and enjoyable to read. . . . [T]he book is easy to follow . . . . The best destination for this book is probably undergraduate Latin American history classes, because it offers both a comprehensive study of 1950s Latin America and a scholarly overview of pre-revolutionary Che.”" - The Americas
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Ernesto “Che” Guevara twice traveled across Latin America in the early 1950s. Based on his accounts of those trips (published in English as The Motorcycle Diaries and Back on the Road), as well as other historical sources, Che’s Travels follows Guevara, country by country, from his native Argentina through Chile, Peru, Colombia, and Venezuela, and then from Argentina through Bolivia, Peru, Guatemala, and Mexico. Each essay is focused on a single country and written by an expert in its history. Taken together, the essays shed new light on Che’s formative years by analyzing the distinctive societies, histories, politics, and cultures he encountered on these two trips, the ways they affected him, and the ways he represented them in his travelogues. In addition to offering new insights into Guevara, the essays provide a fresh perspective on Latin America’s experience of the Cold War and the interplay of nationalism and anti-imperialism in the crucial but relatively understudied 1950s. Assessing Che’s legacies in the countries he visited during the two journeys, the contributors examine how he is remembered or memorialized; how he is invoked for political, cultural, and religious purposes; and how perceptions of him affect ideas about the revolutions and counterrevolutions fought in Latin America from the 1960s through the 1980s.
Contributors
Malcolm Deas
Paulo Drinot
Eduardo Elena
Judith Ewell
Cindy Forster
Patience A. Schell
Eric Zolov
Ann Zulawski
"“Che’s Travels is a noteworthy success. The analytical framework laid out at the beginning of the book yields a cohesive volume that enriches our understanding of the social, political and economic contexts that shaped one of Latin America’s most influential personalities.”" - The Latin Americanist
"“Che’s Travels offers a needed analysis of 1950s Latin American social and
political conditions, which, by using Che’s travels as a guide, makes the analysis clear and easy to follow. It could be an excellent way to introduce college students to the difficult conditions and political circumstances that transformed some middle class Latin Americans into revolutionaries.”" - History: Reviews of New Books
"“This is a fascinating collection which ... attempts to build around the itineraries of Che Guevara’s two famous journeys through Latin America (in 1951 and 1953) a series of snapshot pictures of the relevant countries of that time, judging both the extent of their impact on him and his subsequent impact on them. . . . a revealing and detailed, if not complete, picture of the Latin America of 1951-3.”" - Journal of Latin American Studies
"“This is a well-written study and enjoyable to read. . . . [T]he book is easy to follow . . . . The best destination for this book is probably undergraduate Latin American history classes, because it offers both a comprehensive study of 1950s Latin America and a scholarly overview of pre-revolutionary Che.”" - The Americas
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