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The red flag : a history of communism / David Priestland.

By: Priestland, David.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Grove Press, 2009General Notes: CC---Oxford professor David Priestland tells the epic story of a movement that has taken root in dozens of countries across two hundred years, from its birth after the French Revolution to its ideological maturity in nineteenth-century Germany to its rise to dominance (and subsequent fall) in the twentieth century, and shows how Communism, in all its varieties, appealed to different societies for different reasons.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 576-658) and index.Description: xxvii, 675 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780802119247 :; 0802119247 :.Subject(s): Communism -- HistoryDDC classification: 320.53 Summary: A history of communism from its origins in the aftermath of the French Revolution to the rise and fall of the Soviet Union. Examines the contributions of such figures as Marx, Lenin, and Gorbachev while demonstrating communism's appeal to a range of societies.
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CC---Oxford professor David Priestland tells the epic story of a movement that has taken root in dozens of countries across two hundred years, from its birth after the French Revolution to its ideological maturity in nineteenth-century Germany to its rise to dominance (and subsequent fall) in the twentieth century, and shows how Communism, in all its varieties, appealed to different societies for different reasons.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 576-658) and index.

A history of communism from its origins in the aftermath of the French Revolution to the rise and fall of the Soviet Union. Examines the contributions of such figures as Marx, Lenin, and Gorbachev while demonstrating communism's appeal to a range of societies.

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