Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 320 pages)
ISBN:
9780520954175
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0520954173
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1283571498
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9781283571494
Inhalt:
The Devil in History is a provocative analysis of the relationship between communism and fascism. Reflecting the author's personal experiences within communist totalitarianism, this is a book about political passions, radicalism, utopian ideals, and their catastrophic consequences in the twentieth century's experiments in social engineering. Vladimir Tismaneanu brilliantly compares communism and fascism as competing, sometimes overlapping, and occasionally strikingly similar systems of political totalitarianism. He examines the inherent ideological appeal of these radical, revolutionary politi
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Prologue : totalitarian dictators and ideological hubris -- Utopian radicalism and dehumanization -- Diabolical pedagogy and the (il)logic of Stalinism -- Lenin's century : Bolshevism, Marxism, and the Russian tradition -- Dialectics of disenchantment : Marxism and ideological decay in Leninist regimes -- Ideology, utopia, and truth: lessons from Eastern Europe -- Malaise and resentment : threats to democracy in post-communist societies.
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780520239722
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0520239725
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Tismaneanu, Vladimir Devil in history Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2012 ISBN 9780520239722
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Electronic books
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