Communism in History and Theory From Utopian Socialism to the Fall of the Soviet Union

Name: Communism in History and Theory From Utopian Socialism to the Fall of the Soviet Union
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ISBN: 9780275977481

ISBN-10: 027597748X

ISBN-13: 9780275977481

Edition: 2002

Authors: Donald F. Busky

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Busky explores the very beginnings of communist thought and practice in utopian socialism and early communist communes thousands of years before the words "socialism" and "communsim" were even coined. In meticulous detail, utopian wrings and communes are described down through the ages to the present. Busky also explains Marxian philosophy and economics, the ideas of Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin, the Russian Revolution, and the rise and fall of the Soviet Union. A highly referenced work, this book serves as a genuine research tool. Biographies of all of the key communists are given, including Marx and Engels, Trotsky, Lenin, Stalin, and many more. The volume is particularly notable for its…

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List price: $86.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/30/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 232
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Preface


Introduction Early Communism and Utopianism


Utopianism in the Renaissance and Enlightenment


Utopian Socialism in the Nineteenth Century Utopianism and Dystopian


Literature in the Twentieth Century


Marx and Engels: The Early Years Marxian


Economics Marx and Engels: The Later Years


Marxism-Leninism and the Rise of the Soviet Union Stalinism


Destalinization and the Fall of the Soviet Union


Bibliography


Index