Guide to the Perfect Latin American Idiot

"A controversial best-seller when first published in Spanish in 1996, and here available in its first English translation, Guide to the Perfect Latin American Idiot opens up the ever-increasing debate in Latin America regarding its 'underdeveloped' status. With acerbic humor and astute insight, three disillusioned ex-leftists--or former 'Latin American Idiots'--tackle many of Latin America's traditionally heroic icons (Castro, Che Guevara, Simón Bolívar) and sacred cows (the revolutionary left, its long love affair with the Cuban Revolution, liberation theology, and good old Yankeephobia). The Guide, as relevant and provocative now as ever, is sure to continue prompting thoughtful--and sharp--debate on the origins of Latin America's crises."--Back cover.