European Communism: 1848-1991

by Ronald Kowalski

Book Overview

The course of modern European History has been influenced greatly by the challenge of Communism. In theory it promised equality and freedom for all. In practice it spawned inegalitarian, authoritarian and, in some instances, monstrous regimes in the former Soviet Union and East Europe.

This study re-examines the history of European Communism from its theoretical origins in the work of Marx and Engels in the mid-nineteenth century until the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333684591
• ISBN13: 9780333684597
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.5"