Communism in History and Theory

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Communism in History and Theory The European Experience

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Donald F. Busky

Book Code: C7734

ISBN: 0-275-97734-X

ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97734-4

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200 pages, figure

Praeger Publishers

Publication: 9/30/2002

List Price: $86.95 (UK Sterling Price: £49.95)

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Media Type: Hardcover

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Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Description: Busky begins with a thorough exploration of the history of Eastern and Western European Marxist-Leninist parties and governments from their beginnings to the present. He also explores the largely European neo-Marxist philosophers and their theories. Then he demonstrates why Marxism ultimately fails as a theroy to explain history due to its monist emphasis on economic determinism. The volume presents an alternative, pluralist conception of history, and he goes further than most analysts in using insights from the field of developmental psychology to explain, by analogy, human political-economic change. A thorough synthesis that will be of interest to scholars, students, and the general reading public interested in Marxism and modern European history.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction
Communism in Europe
Neo-Marxism
A Critique of Marxism
The Internationale
Bibliography
Index

LC Card Number: 2002021577

LCC Class: HX236

Dewey Class: 335


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