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Rise and Fall of Communism by Archie Brown (2009, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0061138797
ISBN-13
9780061138799
eBay Product ID (ePID)
71106462
Product Key Features
Book Title
Rise and Fall of Communism
Number of Pages
736 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Topic
Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, World / European, General, World
Genre
Political Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.6 in
Item Weight
36.2 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
Readable and judicious...both controversial and commonsensical.'The Rise and Fall of Communism' is a work of considerable delicacy and nuance., Readable and judicious...both controversial and commonsensical...'The Rise and Fall of Communism' is a work of considerable delicacy and nuance., [Brown's] account is studded with delightfully pertinent and pithy personal observations and anecdotes...It is easy to be polemical about communism. Mr. Brown strives to be fair-minded...As a single-volume account of mankind's biggest mistake, Mr. Brown's book is hard to beat., Readable and judicious...both controversial and commonsensical…'The Rise and Fall of Communism' is a work of considerable delicacy and nuance., "Archie Brown's The Rise and Fall of Communsm is a rare thing, meticulously researched history that is immensely readable and, even better, a disinterested overview of the most deeply divisive topic of the past 100 years that has been highly praised by critics on the Right and Left"., Condensed with information that is both well-researched and well-placed within textbook history, [Brown's] book is a rewarding read. It is an important book for the time-a sober reflection on the physical, objective results of ideological thought., A sweeping, engrossing history. . . . Brown does a fine job of describing the social and political conditions that led people to embrace communism. And how, when the charms of the system wore off, these people found themselves ensnared by a totalitarianism that gave them no way to opt out., Condensed with information that is both well-researched and well-placed within textbook history, [Brown's] book is a rewarding read. It is an important book for the time—a sober reflection on the physical, objective results of ideological thought., A sweeping, engrossing history...Brown does a fine job of describing the social and political conditions that led people to embrace communism. And how, when the charms of the system wore off, these people found themselves ensnared by a totalitarianism that gave them no way to opt out., This book is the crowning achievement of Archie Brown's career. I have to admire this gigantic achievement, based on innumerable Russian and other sources ... he systematises and conceptualises the subject brilliantly ... For decades this volume will remain a definitive study of communism., Condensed with information that is both well-researched and well-placed within textbook history, [Brown's] book is a rewarding read. It is an important book for the time--a sober reflection on the physical, objective results of ideological thought.
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Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
320.53209
Synopsis
"A work of considerable delicacy and nuance….Brown has crafted a readable and judicious account of Communist history…that is both controversial and commonsensical." -Salon.com "Ranging 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 Era The 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., "A work of considerable delicacy and nuance....Brown has crafted a readable and judicious account of Communist history...that is both controversial and commonsensical." --Salon.com "Ranging 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 Era The 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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