Nearly four decades after his death, the legend of Che Guevara has grown worldwide. In this new book, Alvaro Vargas Llosa separates the myth from the reality of Che's legacy, and shows that Che's ideals were a re-hash of notions about centralized power that have long been the major source of suffering and misery in the underdeveloped world. With testimonies from witnesses of Che's actions, Alberto Vargas Llosa's detailed account of the "real Che" sets the record straight by exposing the delusion at the heart of the Che phenomenon. Vargas Llosa shows that Che's legacy—making the law subservient to the most powerful, crushing any and all dissent, and concentrating wealth under the guise of "social equality"—is not the solution to poverty and injustice but is the core of the problem. Besides exposing the dark truths of Che's ideology and actions, The Che Guevara Myth and the Future of Liberty elaborates on attempts by both the left and right to suppress liberty and examines the manifestation of Latin American spirit throughout the ages, from early indigenous trade to today's enterprising communities overcoming government impediments. In so doing, the book points to the real revolution among the poor—the liberation of individuals from the constraints of state power in all spheres, public and private. Whether you love or hate Che, The Che Guevara Myth and the Future of Liberty will not leave you untouched and will provide a powerful, new perspective on how to overcome the challenges facing the Third World.

The Che Guevara Myth and the Future of Liberty (Independent Studies in Political Economy)

Biographies & Memoirs

Llosa, Álvaro Vargas

Historical

Independent Institute

The recent reawakening of the debate about migration in the new millennium has evoked intense emotion, particularly in the United States and Europe, and Global Crossings cuts through the jungle of myth, falsehood, and misrepresentation that dominates the debate, clarifying the causes and consequences of human migration. The book first looks at the immigrant experience, which connects the present to the past, and America to the rest of the world, and explores who immigrants are and why they move. It contends that the conduct of today is no different than that in the past, and contrary to the claims by immigration critics, the patterns of contemporary migration do not differ fundamentally from those of other epochs. The book then discusses immigration and culture and tackles assimilation, globalization, and cultural differences. In assessing whether critics are justified in pointing to a major cultural shift, award-winning author Alvaro Vargas Llosa reviews such topics as religion, education, entrepreneurial spirit, and attitudes toward the receiving society, and analyzes economic factors that include jobs, wages, education, and the welfare state. The book concludes that immigration’s contributions to an economy far outweigh the costs, and it makes a call for open minds and provides a pro-immigration agenda for reform.

Global Crossings: Immigration, Civilization, and America

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Si te gusta hacer travesuras de madrugada, como el autor de este libro, Cuando hablaba dormido es para ti. En él, Alvaro Vargas Llosa dialoga, a oscuras, de lo humano y lo divino con celebridades mundiales, desde presidentes y primeros ministros latinoamericanos y europeos hasta premios Nobel, pasando por grandes escritores, científicos, estrellas de cine y cantantes, que forman un caleidoscopio del mundo de hoy, en el umbral del nuevo milenio. En estas conversaciones, completadas con un reportaje de la guerra de Bosnia, uno descubre secretas conexiones entre personajes tan disímiles como José María Aznar y Ernesto Zedillo, Tony Blair, Salman Rushdie, José Saramago, Camilo José Cela, Isabel Allende y Corín Tellado, Andy García, Plácido Domingo, Raphael y Carlos Vives, o Rigoberta Menchú. A medida que el autor conversa con ellos y muchos más, otro encuentro va teniendo lugar, por vía de túneles subterráneos, entre los propios entrevistados, a partir de temas comunes, como la naturaleza del poder, las lindes de la aldea global, la cultura de masas, la función de la palabra, el enigma del tiempo, la renovación generacional, etcétera

Cuando Hablaba Dormido : Entrevistas de Madrugada a Personalidades Muy Despiertas

Vargas Llosa, Alvaro

History

Grijalbo Mondadori

En el reino del espanto

Americas

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