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Guerrilla Movements in Latin America
Che Guevara´s death began a legend and closed an era. Based directly on the documents produced by the guerrillas themselves, this is the first comprehensive history of that era.
In theory, immense disparity in local wealth combined with the heavy hand of "Yankee imperialism" laid the ground for revolution. In practice, however, circumstances conspired to thwart the plans of the revolutionary guerrillas. The Latin American Left was, and remains, seriously divided between Moscow-oriented Communists, Trotskyists, Maoists, pro-Cubans and simple nationalists. The rural guerrillas sought to spark off revolution through armed struggle. Yet they found themselves increasingly involved in ideological conflict with the Communists in the cities whilst rural support was rarely forthcoming with the peasants more mystified than enlightened by revolutionary rhetoric. Meanwhile government forces, with military intelligence support from the United States, evolved steadily more efficient techniques for dealing with the guerrillas.

Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface to the Present Edition
Introduction
Part One: Soldiers and Peasants in Guatemala
Part Two: Revolutionary Failure in Venezuela
Part Three: Violence in Colombia
Part Four: Disaster in Peru
Part Five: Tragedy in Bolivia
Postscript: Guerrilla Movements After Che Guevara’s Death
Chronology
Bibliography
Index
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