Vanguard of the Revolution: The Global Idea of the Communist Party - Softcover

McAdams, A. James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0691196427 ISBN 13: 9780691196428

Verlag: Princeton University Press, 2019

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The first comprehensive political history of the communist party

Vanguard of the Revolution is a sweeping history of one of the most significant political institutions of the modern world. The communist party was a revolutionary idea long before its supporters came to power. A. James McAdams argues that the rise and fall of communism can be understood only by taking into account the origins and evolution of this compelling idea. He shows how the leaders of parties in countries as diverse as the Soviet Union, China, Germany, Yugoslavia, Cuba, and North Korea adapted the original ideas of revolutionaries like Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin to profoundly different social and cultural settings. Vanguard of the Revolution is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand world communism and the captivating idea that gave it life.

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A. James McAdams is the William M. Scholl Professor of International Affairs at the University of Notre Dame. His books include Judging the Past in Unified Germany and Germany Divided: From the Wall to Reunification (Princeton).

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"This is a very welcome and engaging book that traces the history of the communist party from Karl Marx to the lowering of the red flag over the Kremlin in 1991. McAdams knows his stuff and is an excellent analyst."--Norman M. Naimark, author of Stalin's Genocides

"Beautifully written, convincingly argued, and absolutely stunning in its historical sweep. McAdams has produced a volume that will be savored by a very wide readership in the years ahead."--Jeffrey Kopstein, author of The Politics of Economic Decline in East Germany, 1945-1989

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0691196427
• ISBN 13: 9780691196428
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 600
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar