The Red Flag by David Priestland
Offers an account of the Communist movement that explores its global impact. This title discusses the ideas and motivations of its principal thinkers and leaders - from Marx to Mao, from Stalin to Che Guevara, and asks why Communism inspired its rank and file - from the militants of 1920s Russia to the urban terrorists of Europe in the 1970s.
Hugely ambitious and boldly achieved, The Red Flag explores the roots, perversions, and manifold intellectual and geographic developments of the most dynamic and disruptive political movement of modern times, and David Priestland's compelling narrative explains how even in discredit and defeat it achieved a paradoxical success by forcing critical reforms in the ranks of its capitalist foes-- Martin Walker, Author Of 'the Cold War: A History' A mesmerizing survey of the ideological and political history of communism. Priestland successfully crafts a global account of communism's development and mutation across nations and generations, deftly combining academic rigour, personal histories and an engaging narrative. Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall The Red Flag provides a formative account of communism's rise and fall and its extraordinary impact on the lives of millions. -- Tristram Hunt
David Priestland has studied Communism in all its forms for many years, in both Oxford and Moscow State Universities. He is University Lecturer in Modern History at Oxford and a Fellow of St. Edmund Hall, and the author of Stalinism and the Politics of Mobilization.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780713994810 |
| ISBN 10 | 0713994819 |
| Title | The Red Flag |
| Author | David Priestland |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2009-08-27 |
| Number of pages | 736 |
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