Communism in History and Theory

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

Donald F. Busky

Book Code: C7748

ISBN: 0-275-97748-X

ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97748-1

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232 pages

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 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 scope in discussing the lives and writings of utopian socialists and early communists before Marx. With voluminous notes, the volume is completed with a strong bibliograpy of the major works in utopian socialism, Marxism, socialist and communist history, and the history of the Soviet Union. Of particular value to students and scholars involved with socialist and communist history and theory, Russian history, and comparative politics.

Table of Contents:

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

LC Card Number: 2002022476

LCC Class: HX36

Dewey Class: 335


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