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Appeals of Communism
Gabriel Abraham Almond
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Description for Appeals of Communism
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 438 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 428.
This study, based on an extensive program of interviewing former American, British, French, and Italian Communists, provides many answers to these questions and gives a convincing insight into the motivations, tensions, and loyalties of Party members. First, the book examines Communist literature (the Lenin and Stalin classics and current Party media) to see what the Communists themselves expect of their movement. Then it shows whether this ideal is realized by the people who have "been through it." The final sections, which follow the interviews closely, reveal what actually happens to people when they join, while they are in the Party, ... Read more
This study, based on an extensive program of interviewing former American, British, French, and Italian Communists, provides many answers to these questions and gives a convincing insight into the motivations, tensions, and loyalties of Party members. First, the book examines Communist literature (the Lenin and Stalin classics and current Party media) to see what the Communists themselves expect of their movement. Then it shows whether this ideal is realized by the people who have "been through it." The final sections, which follow the interviews closely, reveal what actually happens to people when they join, while they are in the Party, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
438
Condition
New
Series
Princeton Legacy Library
Number of Pages
438
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691624334
SKU
V9780691624334
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