The rise and fall of communism

In This Book, Based On 40 Years Of Study & A Wealth Of New Sources, Archie Brown Provides A Comprehensive History As Well As An Original & Compelling Analysis Of Communism, An Ideology That Has Shaped The World. Pt. 1: Origins And Development. The Idea Of Communism ; Communism And Socialism, The Early Years ; The Russian Revolutions And Civil War ; Building Socialism : Russia And The Soviet Union, 1917-40 ; International Communism Between The Two World Wars ; What Do We Mean By A Communist System? — Pt. 2: Communism Ascendant. The Appeals Of Communism ; Communism And The Second World War ; The Communist Takeovers In Europe–indigenous Paths ; The Communist Takeovers In Europe–soviet Impositions ; The Communists Take Power In China ; Post-war Stalinism And The Break With Yugoslavia — Pt. 3: Surviving Without Stalin. Khrushchev And The Twentieth Party Congress ; Zig-zags On The Road To Communism ; Revisionism And Revolution In Eastern Europe ; Cuba, A Caribbean Communist State ; China, From The Hundred Flowers To Cultural Revolution ; Communism In Asia And Africa ; The Prague Spring ; The Era Of Stagnation : The Soviet Union Under Brezhnev — Pt. 4: Pluralizing Pressures. The Challenge From Poland : John Paul Ii, Lech Wałesa, And The Rise Of Solidarity ; Reform In China : Deng Xiaoping And After ; The Challenge Of The West — Pt. 5: Interpreting The Fall Of Communism. Gorbachev, Perestroika, And The Attempt To Reform Communism, 1985-87 ; The Dismantling Of Soviet Communism, 1988-89 ; The End Of Communism In Europe ; The Break-up Of The Soviet State ; Why Did Communism Last So Long? ; What Caused The Collapse Of Communism? ; What’s Left Of Communism? Archie Brown. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [623]-688) And Index.