Taking It Further: Guevara

Che

The revolutionary struggles

For Che Guevara, revolution was motivated by - and called for - extreme emotions and reactions. At its heart was love and violence.

Che: more than a tshirt

His birth and death are shrouded in mystery, but it's what happened in between that's most interesting. Mark introduces Che Guevara.

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If you want to find out more about the life of the iconic revolutionary and the world he helped shape, we have suggestions for books and some Open University courses that may be of interest:

Books
Che Guevara:A Revolutionary Life
Jon Lee Anderson, published by Bantam

The Motorcycle Diaries of Che Guevara
Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara, published by Perennial

Manifesto: Three Classic Essays on How to Change the World
Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara, Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Marx and Fredrich Engles, published by Ocean Press

Open University Courses
International Development; Challenges for a World in Transition - International development is one of the most pressing challenges facing the world. The emphasis of the course is on development needs wherever they arise and their broadest global implications. It looks critically at ideas about inequality and justice at both local and global levels.

Living in a Globalised World - This course aims to explore the extraordinary complexity of living within a globalised world. How can we know what is the right course of action especially when being asked to participate in societies far removed from our own? How can we manage the multiple political, economic and personal connections that link us to people across the world. The course begins with a DVD based case-study of the global relations involved around the border between Mexico and the United States.

A World of Whose Making? - An interdisciplinary course which addresses international developments such as the role of the World Trade Organisation, the power of the USA and global contests over culture and rights.

Content last updated: 02/02/2006