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A short history of communism
Robert Harvey,
Publisher: New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2004.
ISBN: 0312329091   DDC: 335.409   LCC: HX36  

Summary:

Harvey, a journalist and a member of the British Parliament, has
written a concise, sharply focused account of the rise and fall of a
pseudo-religion that alternatively seduced, inspired, and stifled
millions of people. Clarifies the often confusing and contradictory
strains of so-called Marxist-Leninist thought.

Notes:

Includes index.

1. The deity -- 2. The prophet -- 3. The butcher -- 4. The dreamer --
5. Global conflagration -- 6. Middle age -- 7. Perpetual revolution
-- 8. Enforced revolution -- 9. Schisms -- 10. The redeemer -- 11.
Whirlwind -- 12. The kill.

Classification:

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Dewey Class: 335.409 -- Socialism & related systems
LCC Number: HX36

Book Details:

Language: eng
Physical Description: xvi, 422 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

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