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The devil in history [on order]

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Tismăneanu, Vladimir
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This title 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 20th century's experiments in social engineering.

Title The devil in history [on order] : communism, fascism, and some lessons of the twentieth century / Vladimir Tismaneanu.

[on order] :
Publisher Berkeley : University of California Press
Creation Date ©2012
Notes Includes bibliographical references and index.
Content 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.
Extent xiv, 320 pages
24 cm.
Language English
National Library system number 990037865040205171

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