The Rise and Fall of Communism

ISBN-13: 9780367295554 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 184 str.

Richard H Hudelson

Opis

Writing this book has been a rewarding but challenging experience. Along the way I• have had the helpful comments and criticisms of a number of friends and colleagues. Pat Maus, Susanna Frenkel, Kit Christensen, and Carl Ross read the entire manuscript. Steve Chilton, Milan Kovacovic, and .Marina Rumyantseva read parts of it. They and the reviewers for Westview Press have weeded out many errors and forced me to think through a number of difficult points. The errors and confusions that remain do so in spite of their best efforts. I thank them all. I would also like to thank Spencer Carr of Westview Press for his support of this project and for his editorial suggestions, which resulted in major improvements. Finally, thanks to Jean Vileta for her editorial assistance in preparing the manuscript for publication.

Spis treści

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Origins of the Working-class Movement -- 2 Christians, Communists, Anarchists, and Socialists -- 3 The Scientific Socialism ~f Marx and Engels -- 4 The Socialism of the Second International -- 5 War and Revolution -- 6 The Soviet Model -- 7 Intemational Communism -- 8 Communism and Anticommunism in the United States -- 9 Reform Communism -- 10 The Fall of Communism -- 11 The Future of Socialism -- Bibliography -- About the Book and Author -- Index.

O autorze

Richard H. Hudelson is assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Minnesota at Duluth. He is author of Marxism and Philosophy in the Twentieth Century and many articles and reviews on Marxism and social science.