Revolution in the Revolution? Armed Struggle and Political Struggle in Latin America

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REGIS DEBRAY REVOLUTION IN THE

REVOLUTION? ... A PRIMER FOR MARXIST INSURRECTION IN LATIN AMERICA." -NEWSWEEK

On April 20, 1967, Regis Debray was arrested in Bolivia and charged with aiding the guerilla insurrectionists active in that country, who are thought to be led by Castro's ex-aide and confidant, Ernesto "Che" Guevara. Since then he has been held virtually incommunicado in a Bolivian jail, interrogated-and, it is charged by some, tortured-by the Bolivian security service, with the knowledge and connivance of the CIA. Thus far all pleas for clemency by many world renowned figures, including President de Gaulle, Pope Paul VI, and Bertrand Russell have been to no avail, and the menacing words: "Regis Deb~'s adventure will end in Bolivia" voiced by Bolivian President Barrientos augur poorly for a fair trial. But the fact remains that, whatever the Bolivian authorities may charge, Regis Debray's real crime is having written this book, which turned the war of ideas in that country into a war of arms. "An icily brilliant book ... " -Olivier Todd, Le Nouvel Observateur (Paris) "The book is undoubtedly important one .... [It] shows considerable expertise in guerilla history, psychological insight and - most important, and most threatening to the men and governments who will fight against such insurrections-a sense of pragmatic innovation and flexibility." -Eliot Fremont-Smith, New York Times

"M. Debray's book will be indispensable reading for all concerned with the future of Latin America." - Times Literary Supplement (London) "An especially important book ... " -Gerald Long, National Guardian "Debray is a brilliant young (26) French philosopher and radical writer whose book Revolution in the Revolution? has become a primer for Marxist insurrection in Latin America." -Newsweek

REVOLUTION IN THE REVOLUTION? Armed Struggle and Political Struggle In Latin America

R~gis

Debray

Translated from the author's French and Spanish by Bobbye Ortiz

Grove Press, Inc. New York

English Translation Copyright ©1967 by Monthly Review Press All Rights Reserved First published in France under the title of Revolution dans la revolution? Copyright ©1967 by Librairie Fran!