Rise and Fall of Communism
1st Edition
Published on 9. June 2009
752 pages
978-0-06-188548-8 (ISBN)
Description
A work of considerable delicacy and nuance.Brown has crafted a readable and judicious account of Communist historythat is both controversial and commonsensical.Salon.comRanging wisely and lucidly across the decades and around the world, this is a splendid book.William Taubman, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Khrushchev: The Man and His EraThe Rise and Fall of Communism is the definitive history from the internationally renowned Oxford authority on the subject. Emeritus Professor of Politics at Oxford University, Archie Brown examines the origins of the most important political ideology of the 20th century, its development in different nations, its collapse in the Soviet Union following perestroika, and its current incarnations around the globe. Fans of John Lewis Gaddis, Samuel Huntington, and avid students of history will appreciate the sweep and insight of this epic and astonishing work.
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Content
- Intro
- Dedication
- Contents
- Maps
- A Note on Names
- Glossary and Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part One
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- Part Two
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- Part Three
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- Part Four
- 21
- 22
- 23
- Part Five
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- Acknowledgements
- Notes and Sources
- Searchable Terms
- About the Author
- Other Books by Archie Brown
- Credits
- Copyright
- About the Publisher
