The Decline of the World Communist Movement: Moscow, Beijing, and Communist Parties in the West

ISBN-13: 9780367306656 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 275 str.

Heinz Timmermann

Opis

Heinz Timmermann discusses the historical concept of a world Communist movement in connection with the USSR and China. He focuses on Communism in the West and examines diverse groups as the Communist parties in Italy, France, Portugal, Cyprus, Chile, and Japan.

Spis treści

Foreword -- Introduction -- From Comintern to Cominform -- Differentiation and Pluralization Under Khrushchev -- Decay in the Brezhnev Era -- Gorbachev’s Strategy -- Modifications to Democratic Centralism -- The Chinese Communist Party -- Introduction -- The Italian Communist Party -- The French Communist Party -- The Spanish Communist Party -- The Finnish Communist Party -- The Portuguese Communist Party -- The Communist Party of Cyprus -- The Chilean Communist Party -- The Japanese Communist Party -- Chronology of Communist Events -- Strengths of Communist Parties

O autorze

Dr. Heinz Timmermann has been on the staff of the Federal Institute for East European and International Studies in Cologne since 1969.