عنوان

Communism /

(Number (ISBN

0582506034

(Number (ISBN

9780582506039

Title Proper

Communism /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Mark Sandle.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Pearson Longman,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2006.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xvii, 200 pages ;

Dimensions

20 cm.

Series Title

Short histories of big ideas series

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-196) and index.

Text of Note

Who's who for communism -- A short introduction -- The rise of 'modern' communism -- communism in the USSR: the early years 1917-53 -- The decline and fall of communism in the USSR 1953-91 -- The rise and fall of global communism -- Conclusion.

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Text of Note

"This book shows how the modern communist movement emerged out of radical millenarian movements of the Middle Ages and the English Civil War, becoming a mass movement of industrial society, seeking to overturn capitalism and replace it with a society of equality, justice, harmony and co-operation. It traces the growth of modern communism from its beginnings in the early nineteenth century to its position of global power at the end of the Second World War. Why did communism grow so quickly? Why did it spread to turn almost half of the world red by the mid-1970s? What impact did it have upon capitalism and capitalist society? Finally, Communism investigates the ultimate failure of communism as a political ideology, and concludes by asking how far the historical record of communism has been used to conceal the historical record of capitalism."--Jacket.

Communism-- History.

Communism-- Soviet Union-- History.

Communism.

Communisme.

Politics and government

Soviet Union, Politics and government.

Soviet Union.

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7

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Edition

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Book number

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Sandle, Mark.

Date of Transaction

20200822120911.0

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