Communism A Narrative History Author:Robert Goldston Robert Goldston presents a vivid portrait of communism's development as both and ideology and a major political force, from its tentative beginnings to the present day. Working from primary sources, the author of The Rise of Red China and The Russian Revolution traces the growth of communism by placing it in an historical perspective, perceptive... more »ly analyzing its revolutionary role over the past two hundred years.
The writings, programs, and personalities of its leading protaginists -- Saint-Simon, Marx, Engels, Lenin, Trosky, Stalin, Mao, and Castro, among others -- are dissected and interpreted for the reader. COMMUNISM: A NARRATIVE HISTORY will prove a vital contribution toward an understanding of the intellectual and political movement which continues to redirect the course of human history.« less