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European History in Perspective Ser.: European Communism : 1848-1991 by Ronald Kowalski (2006, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherPalgrave Macmillan The Limited

ISBN-100333684591

ISBN-139780333684597

eBay Product ID (ePID)109167890

Product Key Features

Number of Pages280 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameEuropean Communism : 1848-1991

Publication Year2006

SubjectPolitical Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, World / European

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPolitical Science

AuthorRonald Kowalski

SeriesEuropean History in Perspective Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight11.4 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2006-041672

Dewey Edition22

Series Volume Number22

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal335.4094

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Table Of ContentPreface Introduction PART I: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS The Founding Fathers PART II: THE PARTING OF THE WAYS German Social Democracy Russian Marxism War and Revolution PART III: COMMUNISM IN THE SOVIET UNION The Rise of Stalinism Late Stalinism to Gorbachev PART IV: COMMUNISM IN EUROPE Communism in West Europe Communism in East Europe PART V: THE DISINTEGRATION The Collapse of Communism Conclusion Appendix A: The Disintegration of the Soviet Union Appendix B: The Collapse of Communism in East Europe Notes Select Bibliography Index.

SynopsisThe course of modern European History has been influenced greatly by the challenge of Communism. In theory it promised equality and freedom for all. In practice it spawned inegalitarian, authoritarian and, in some instances, monstrous regimes in the former Soviet Union and East Europe.This study re-examines the history of European Communism from its theoretical origins in the work of Marx and Engels in the mid-nineteenth century until the dramatic collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Ronald Kowalski reappraises Marx's thinking and points out that his intellectual legacy was open to a variety of interpretations often at odds with his own views. Kowalski also questions Lenin's professed Marxist credentials and the extent to which his additions to Marxist theory were central to the key issue in the history of Communism: why did the egalitarian and libertarian dreams raised by the Russian Revolution degenerate into Stalinist authoritarianism and terror? Furthermore, why did Communism fail in West Europe while it was able to come to power in East Europe?Concluding with an analysis of the revolutions which swept away the Communist regimes in East Europe and two years later in the Soviet Union itself, this is an essential introduction to the history of a political force that dominated parts of Europe until the end of the twentieth century., The course of modern European History has been influenced greatly by the challenge of Communism. In theory it promised equality and freedom for all. In practice it spawned inegalitarian, authoritarian and, in some instances, monstrous regimes in the former Soviet Union and East Europe. This study re-examines the history of European Communism from its theoretical origins in the work of Marx and Engels in the mid-nineteenth century until the dramatic collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Ronald Kowalski reappraises Marx's thinking and points out that his intellectual legacy was open to a variety of interpretations often at odds with his own views. Kowalski also questions Lenin's professed Marxist credentials and the extent to which his additions to Marxist theory were central to the key issue in the history of Communism: why did the egalitarian and libertarian dreams raised by the Russian Revolution degenerate into Stalinist authoritarianism and terror? Furthermore, why did Communism fail in West Europe while it was able to come to power in East Europe? Concluding with an analysis of the revolutions which swept away the Communist regimes in East Europe and two years later in the Soviet Union itself, this is an essential introduction to the history of a political force that dominated parts of Europe until the end of the twentieth century., Communism has had a profound impact on Europe from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. In theory, it promised equality and freedom for all. In practice, it spawned inegalitarian, authoritarian and, in some instances, monstrous regimes in East Europe. Ronald Kowalski re-examines the history of European Communism, from its theoretical origins in the work of Marx and Engels until the collapse of the Soviet Union, and explains why it failed to come to power in West Europe., An examination of the history of European Communism, from its theoretical origins in the work of Marx and Engels until the collapse of the Soviet Union.

LC Classification NumberJA1-92