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The Rise and Fall of Communism
Traces The Origins Of The Communist Ideology Through Its Collapse In Many Nations Following Perestroika, In An Extensively Researched Volume That Also Explores Communism's Current Incarnations. Origin...s And Development. The Idea Of Communism ; Communism And Socialism : The Early Years ; The Russian Revolutions And Civil War ; Building Socialism : Russia And The Soviet Union, 1917-40 ; International Communism Between The Two World Wars ; What Do We Mean By A Communist System? -- Communism Ascendant. The Appeals Of Communism ; Communism And The Second World War ; The Communist Takeovers In Europe : Indigenous Paths ; The Communist Takeovers In Europe : Soviet Impositions ; The Communists Take Power In China ; Post-war Stalinism And The Break With Yugoslavia -- Surviving Without Stalin. Khrushchev And The Twentieth Party Congress ; Zig-zags On The Road To Communism ; Revisionism And Revolution In Eastern Europe ; Cuba : A Caribbean Communist State ; China : From The Hundred Flowers To Cultural Revolution ; Communism In Asia And Africa ; The Prague Spring ; The Era Of Stagnation : The Soviet Union Under Brezhnev -- Pluralizing Pressures. The Challenge From Poland : John Paul Ii, Lech Wałesa, And The Rise Of Solidarity ; Reform In China : Deng Xiaoping And After ; The Challenge Of The West -- Interpreting The Fall Of Communism. Gorbachev, Perestroika, And The Attempt To Reform Communism, 1985-87 ; The Dismantling Of Soviet Communism, 1988-89 ; The End Of Communism In Europe ; The Break-up Of The Soviet State ; Why Did Communism Last So Long? ; What Caused The Collapse Of Communism? ; What's Left Of Communism? Archie Brown. Originally Published: London : Bodley Head, 2009. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [623]-688) And Index.
Communism: A History
At Its Heart, This Book Is A History Of The Soviet Union, The Most Comprehensive Reorganization Of Human Society Ever Attempted By A Nation-state. Communist Theory And Program -- Leninism -- Stalin An...d After -- Reception In The West -- The Third World -- Looking Back. Richard Pipes. Reprint. Originally Published: C2001. With New Reader's Discussion Guide. Includes Bibliographic References (p. [161]-169) And Index.
The Black Book of Communism: Crimes, Terror, Repression
Revolutions, Like Trees, Must Be Judged By Their Fruit, Ignazio Silone Wrote, And This Is The Standard The Authors Apply To The Communist Experience - In The China Of The Great Helmsman, Kim Il Sung's... Korea, Vietnam Under Uncle Ho And Cuba Under Castro, Ethiopia Under Mengistu, Angola Under Neto, And Afghanistan Under Najibullah. The Authors, All Distinguished Scholars Based In Europe, Document Communist Crimes Against Humanity, But Also Crimes Against National And Universal Culture, From Stalin's Destruction Of Hundreds Of Churches In Moscow To Ceausescu's Leveling Of The Historic Heart Of Bucharest To The Wide-scale Devastation Visited On Chinese Culture By Mao's Red Guards. As The Death Toll Mounts - As Many As 25 Million In The Former Soviet Union, 65 Million In China, 1.7 Million In Cambodia, And On And On - The Authors Systematically Show How And Why, Wherever The Millenarian Ideology Of Communism Was Established, It Quickly Led To Crime, Terror, And Repression.--jacket. Foreword : The Uses Of Atrocity / Martin Malia -- Introduction : The Crimes Of Communism / Stéphane Courtois -- Pt. 1. A State Against Its People : Violence, Repression, And Terror In The Soviet Union / Nicholas Werth. Paradoxes And Misunderstandings Surrounding The October Revolution ; The Iron Fist Of The Dictatorship Of The Proletariat ; The Red Terror ; The Dirty War ; From Tambov To The Great Famine ; From The Truce To The Great Turning Point ; Forced Collectivization And Dekulakization ; The Great Famine ; Socially Foreign Elements And The Cycles Of Repression ; The Great Terror (1936-1938) ; The Empire Of The Camps ; The Other Side Of Victory ; Apogee And Crisis In The Gulag System ; The Last Conspiracy ; The Exit From Stalinism ; Conclusion -- Pt. 2. Word Revolution, Civil War, And Terror / Stéphane Courtois, Jean-louis Panné, And Réne Kauffer. The Comintern In Action / Stéphane Courtois And Jean-louis Panné ; The Shadow Of The Nkvd In Spain / Stéphane Courtois And Jean-louis Panné ; Communism And Terrorism / Rémi Kauffer. Pt. 3. The Other Europe : Victim Of Communism / Andrzej Paczkowski And Karol Bartošek. Poland, The Enemy Nation / Andrzej Paczkowski ; Central And Southeastern Europe / Karel Bartošek -- Pt. 4. Communism In Asia : Between Reeducation And Massacre / Jean-louis Margolin And Pierre Rigoulot. Introduction ; China : A Long March Into Night / Jean-louis Margolin ; Crimes, Terror, And Secrecy In North Korea / Pierre Rigoulot ; Vietnam And Laos : The Impasse Of War Communism ; Cambodia : The Country Of Disconcerting Crimes / Jean-louis Margolin ; Conclusion ; Select Bibliography For Asia -- Pt. 5. The Third World / Pascal Fontaine, Yves Santamaria, And Sylvain Boulouque. Communism In Latin America / Pascal Fontaine ; Afrocommunism : Ethiopia, Angola, And Mozambique / Yves Santamaria -- Communism In Afghanistan / Sylvain Boulouque ; Conclusion / Stéphane Courtois. Stéphane Courtois ... [et Al.] ; Translated By Jonathan Murphy And Mark Kramer ; Consulting Editor, Mark Kramer. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 759-821) And Index.
The Naked Communist
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The Red Flag: Communism and the Making of the Modern World
A Major Reassessment Of Communism's Impact On The Modern World, Published To Mark The Twentieth Anniversary Of The End Of The Eastern Bloc. David Priestland. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 63...6-658) And Index.
The Haunted Land: Facing Europe's Ghosts After Communism
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Terrorism and Communism: A Reply to Karl Kautsky
Written In The White Heat Of Revolutionary Russia's Civil War, Trotsky's Terrorism And Communism Is One Of The Most Potent Defenses Of Revolutionary Dictatorship. In His Provocative Commentary To This... New Edition The Philosopher Slavoj Zizek Argues That Trotskyʹs Attack On The Illusions Of Liberal Democracy Has A Vital Relevance Today. -- Back Cover. Introduction ---- 1. The Balance Of Power --- 2. The Dictatorship Of The Proletariat --- 3. Democracy --- 4. Terrorism --- 5. The Paris Commune And Soviet Russia --- 6. Marx And ... Kautsky --- 7. The Working Class And Itʹs Soviet Policy --- 8. Problems Of The Organization Of Labor --- 9. Karl Kautsky, His School And His Book. Leon Trotsky ; Foreword By Slavoj Žižek ; Preface By H.n. Brailsford. First Published As Dictatorship Vs. Democracy By The Workers Party Of America. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [179]-183).
Comrades!: A History of World Communism
Robert Service. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [522]-549) And Index.
Communism for Kids
Once Upon A Time, People Yearned To Be Free Of The Misery Of Capitalism. How Could Their Dreams Come True? This Little Book Proposes A Different Kind Of Communism, One That Is True To Its Ideals And F...ree From Authoritarianism. Offering Relief For Many Who Have Been Numbed By Marxist Exegesis And Given Headaches By The Earnest Pompousness Of Socialist Politics, It Presents Political Theory In The Simple Terms Of A Children's Story, Accompanied By Illustrations Of Lovable Little Revolutionaries Experiencing Their Political Awakening.it All Unfolds Like A Story, With Jealous Princesses, Fancy Swords, Displaced Peasants, Mean Bosses, And Tired Workers--not To Mention A Ouija Board, A Talking Chair, And A Big Pot Called The State. Before They Know It, Readers Are Learning About The Economic History Of Feudalism, Class Struggles In Capitalism, Different Ideas Of Communism, And More. Finally, Competition Between Two Factories Leads To A Crisis That The Workers Attempt To Solve In Six Different Ways (most Of Them Borrowed From Historic Models Of Communist Or Socialist Change). Each Attempt Fails, Since True Communism Is Not So Easy After All. But It's Also Not That Hard. At Last, The People Take Everything Into Their Own Hands And Decide For Themselves How To Continue. Happy Ending? Only The Future Will Tell. With An Epilogue That Goes Deeper Into The Theoretical Issues Behind The Story, This Book Is Perfect For All Ages And All Who Desire A Better World. --publisher Description. What Is Communism? -- What Is Capitalism? -- How Did Capitalism Araise? -- What Is Work? -- What Is The Market? -- What Is Crisis? -- What Is To Be Done? -- Epilogue: Communist Desire. Bini Adamczak ; Translated By Jacob Blumenfeld And Sophie Lewis. Includes Bibliographical References. Translated From The German.
Communism: A Very Short Introduction
If now in decline since the tumultuous events of 1989, communism was without doubt the great political movement of the twentieth century--at its peak, more than a third of the world's population live...d under communist rule--and it is still a powerful force in many areas of the world, most notably in the People's Republic of China. What is communism? Where did the idea come from and what attracted people to it? Is there a future for communism? This Very Short Introduction considers these questions and more in the search to explore and understand this controversial political force. Explaining the theory behind its ideology, and examining the history and mindset behind its political, economic and social structures, Leslie Holmes considers the evolution of communism from Marx's time, to its practice in the Bolshevik Revolution, to its collapse in 1989-91. Holmes highlights the inner dynamics, crises, and demise of communism as a global system, and introduces the major players in the communist world, including Marx, Lenin, Stalin, and Mao.
