This remarkable essay is a reliable and insightful guide to Guevara's thought and to his legacy for the Socialism of the 21st Century. One can easily conclude from this analysis of Guevara's Marxist Humanism and revolutionary ethics, how little he had to do with Stalinism, and how much he had in common with the Latin American Marxist tradition initiated by José Carlos Mariategui.

Michael Löwy, emeritus research director at the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), Paris, co-author of Romanticism Against the Tide of Modernity

Llorente’s book provides a fascinating examination of Guevara’s political ideas on revolution, anti-imperialism, socialist construction, consciousness and social-relations. The author frames Guevara in relation to radical social theory. Llorente has extensive knowledge of Guevara’s writings and speeches and explores these drawing out connections with the work of Marx, Lenin, Trotsky, Lukacs, and others who have contributed to Marxist theory and socialist praxis.

Helen Yaffe, Economic History Fellow, London School of Economics

This is an important reading of Che's life and work and a major contribution to our understanding of Che's political theory. Further, it is. indispensable for all those open to the possibility of "being like Che" arriving as it does at a time when "being like Che" carries with it a special political and moral urgency.

Peter McLaren, Chapman University

Renzo Llorente’s The Political Theory of Che Guevara is an outstanding work of explanatory synthesis. Though far from the first attempt at a concise outline of Guevara’s thought, it stands out for the care Llorente takes in guiding his reader through complex and potentially forbidding material. A professor of social and political philosophy at the Madrid campus of Saint Louis University, he proves himself a skillful teacher on the page. His prose is remarkably clean, accessible and free of jargon. He patiently explains concepts upon introducing them and provides relevant historical or theoretical information when necessary, though not so much as to overwhelm the reader. Instructors looking to introduce high school and college students to the ideas of one of the 20th century’s most fascinating minds will be hard pressed to find a better textbook.

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