Description
A sweeping history of communism, from its intellectual origins and the Bolshevik Revolution to its expansion across Europe, Asia, and beyond, and the dramatic collapse of the Soviet bloc. The book examines how communist governments acquired and exercised power, the varied forms the ideology took in different countries, and the social, political, and economic forces that shaped their fortunes. It offers a nuanced exploration of both communism’s appeal and its failures, placing the end of the Cold War within a broader story of transformation and resistance. Wide-ranging, analytical, and deeply informed, this is an illuminating account of one of the most consequential political movements of the modern era.
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paperback
HarperCollins Publishers
Published Jan 1, 2009
756 pages
ISBN: 9780061885488
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First Published
2009
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Rise and Fall of Communism by Archie Brown.