The Rise And Fall Of Communism - Softcover

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In this short and gracefully written text, Richard Hudelson provides the ideal introduction for readers who may know little of communism beyond what they read in newspaper headlines. Beginning with the origins of the working class movement in eighteenth-century Britain, Hudelson encapsulates the core of the history, philosophy, politics, and economics needed to grasp the essence of this ideology.Sympathetic, yet hardly uncritical, Hudelson emphasizes the gap between the ideals and the reality of twentieth-century communism. Readers will especially appreciate his discussion of the implications of the downfall of communism for other forms of socialism. The story of communismfrom its historical roots in idealism to its colossal downfall in our own timeconstitutes an epic of human political, social, and economic experience. In this short and gracefully written text, Richard Hudelson provides the ideal introduction to this history for readers who may know little of communism beyond what they read in newspaper headlines. Beginning with the origins of the working class movement in eighteenth-century Britain, Hudelson encapsulates the core of the history, philosophy, politics, and economics needed to grasp the essence of communist ideology.Throughout, Hudelson is sympathetic, yet hardly uncritical, as he emphasizes the gap between the ideals and the reality of twentieth-century communism. Readers will especially appreciate his discussion of the implications of the downfall of communism for other forms of socialism.This is the ideal first book of communisman elemental introduction that will prove useful for students not only of marxism, but also of political ideologies, political and social thought, social movements, and many other topics that touch upon this crucial aspect of our twentieth century.

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