
Appeals of Communism
Gabriel Abraham Almond(Author)
Princeton University Press
Will be published approx. on 19. April 2016
Book
Hardback
438 pages
978-0-691-65093-7 (ISBN)
Description
This study, based on an extensive program of interviewing former American, British, French, and Italian Communists, provides many answers to these questions and gives a convincing insight into the motivations, tensions, and loyalties of Party members. First, the book examines Communist literature (the Lenin and Stalin classics and current Party media) to see what the Communists themselves expect of their movement. Then it shows whether this ideal is realized by the people who have "been through it." The final sections, which follow the interviews closely, reveal what actually happens to people when they join, while they are in the Party, and after they leave. Originally published in 1954. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions.
The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New Jersey
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Trade binding
Dimensions
Height: 209 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
559 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-691-65093-7 (9780691650937)
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Gabriel Abraham Almond
Appeals of Communism
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05/2016
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Princeton University Press
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Content
*Frontmatter, pg. i*Foreword, pg. vii*Preface and Acknowledgments, pg. ix*Contents, pg. xxi*Chapter 1. The Communist Militant: Ends and Means, pg. 3*Chapter 2. The Power-oriented Tactician, pg. 26*Chapter 3. Esoteric and Exoteric Communication, pg. 62*Chapter 4. The Perception of Goals and Theory, pg. 99*Chapter 5. The Perception of Tactical Aspects, pg. 127*Chapter 6. Doctrine and Practice, pg. 167*Chapter 7. Social Characteristics, pg. 183*Chapter 8. Political Characteristics, pg. 217*Chapter 9. Susceptibility to Communism, pg. 230*Chapter 10. Types of Neurotic Susceptibility, pg. 258*Chapter 11. Types and Patterns of Dissatisfaction, pg. 297*Chapter 12. Defection and Readjustment, pg. 332*Chapter 13. Conclusions and Implications, pg. 370*Appendix 1. The Sample of Ex-Communists, pg. 401*Appendix 2. Interviewing Guides, pg. 403*Index, pg. 409