Che Lives!

The Legacy of the Che Guevara in World Politics

Shannon Brincat (Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia)

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12 August 2025

Colonialism & imperialism; Globalization; Marxism & Communism; Political leaders & leadership; International relations

Series: Rethinking Globalizations

This book explores the vast and ongoing legacy of Che Guevara in world politics. It is one of the first volumes to explore both historical and contemporary manifestations of Che’s legacy, with an emphasis on the international dimensions of his thought and praxis. The chapters in this volume explore the ongoing influence of Che across political economy, revolutionary traditions, guerilla warfare, resistance movements in the global South, studies of neoimperialism and decolonialism, internationalism, education, and political theory. This volume highlights that Che’s thought remains highly relevant in contemporary world politics because the structures of global economic exploitation and social marginalisation continue to operate as they did in Che’s time.

This volume offers a critical engagement with Che’s ideas and actions across world politics, weaving a path beyond ‘man, myth, and moment’ narratives, to offer a balanced account that engages across the highly contested nature of Che’s legacy. This book will be of interest to anyone concerned with history, politics, and international relations.

Most of the chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Globalizations, with this edition featuring three new chapters, an updated Introduction and a new postscript.

Edited by: Shannon Brincat (Griffith University Brisbane Australia)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 189mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032749273
ISBN 10: 103274927X
Series: Rethinking Globalizations
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 12 August 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Introduction: Che Guevara and world politics 1. Che Lives! The Legacy of Che Guevara in World Politics 2. The Mythification of Che Guevara 3. José Carlos Mariátegui: Che’s precursor 4. Guevara and Marx: critical remake of an old film 5. Che as minister: the promotion of science and technology for Cuba’s socialist development 6. Che’s critique of the Organization of American States: from Punta del Este (1961) to Bolivia (2019) 7. Che Guevara and guerrilla warfare 8. Che’ Guevara and the Peronist Guerrilla: the history of a misunderstanding? Argentina 1966-1973 9. ‘We’ll be like Che’ Foquismo and sacrificial ethics within the Latin American revolutionary activism 10. Che Guevara and continental revolution 11. Che and Maoism 12. Che Guevara and the case for revolutionary feminism in global politics 13. Militant Organizing in Higher Education: Che’s Lessons for Struggle In & Beyond the University Postscript Che in Timor Leste

Shannon Brincat is Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia. Dr Brincat has been a research fellow at the University of Helsinki, Finland; a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Queensland, Australia; and a research fellow at Griffith University, Australia. He has published widely, with 2 co-authored books and 8 edited/journal symposia alongside over 50 articles and book chapters. He is the co-founder and co-editor of the journal Global Discourse and sits on the editorial board of Globalizations.