Tismaneanu, Vladimir.
The devil in history : communism, fascism, and some lessons of the twentieth century / Vladimir Tismaneanu. - Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2012. - (xiv, 320 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
The Devil in History 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 twentieth century's experiments in social engineering. Vladimir Tismaneanu brilliantly compares communism and fascism as competing, sometimes overlapping, and occasionally strikingly similar systems of political totalitarianism. He examines the inherent ideological appeal of these radical, revolutionary politi.
1283571498 9781283571494
22573/ctt1pjr29 JSTOR 2A5367EA-CE57-4611-AADE-6ECEC68AECCB OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
1900-1999
Communist state--History.
Communism--History--20th century.
Fascism--History--20th century.
Totalitarianism--History--20th century.
Communism--History--20th century.
Communist state--History.
Fascism--History--20th century.
Totalitarianism--History--20th century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Ideologies--Communism & Socialism.
HISTORY--World.
Communism.
Communist state.
Fascism.
Totalitarianism.
Electronic books.
Electronic books--History.
History.
JC474 / .T497 2012
335.43
The devil in history : communism, fascism, and some lessons of the twentieth century / Vladimir Tismaneanu. - Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2012. - (xiv, 320 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
The Devil in History 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 twentieth century's experiments in social engineering. Vladimir Tismaneanu brilliantly compares communism and fascism as competing, sometimes overlapping, and occasionally strikingly similar systems of political totalitarianism. He examines the inherent ideological appeal of these radical, revolutionary politi.
1283571498 9781283571494
22573/ctt1pjr29 JSTOR 2A5367EA-CE57-4611-AADE-6ECEC68AECCB OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
1900-1999
Communist state--History.
Communism--History--20th century.
Fascism--History--20th century.
Totalitarianism--History--20th century.
Communism--History--20th century.
Communist state--History.
Fascism--History--20th century.
Totalitarianism--History--20th century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Ideologies--Communism & Socialism.
HISTORY--World.
Communism.
Communist state.
Fascism.
Totalitarianism.
Electronic books.
Electronic books--History.
History.
JC474 / .T497 2012
335.43