The Collapse of Communism

By: Edwards, Lee

Book Overview

Experts continue to debate one of the most important political questions of the twentieth century--why did Communism collapse so suddenly? These essays suggest that a wide range of forces--political, economic, strategic, religious, add the indispensable role of the principled statesman and the brave dissident--brought about the collapse of communism.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817998128
• ISBN13: 9780817998127
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: Hoover Institution Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Great view of Edward's "Collapse of Communism"

This volume shows the total depravity of the system from many viewpoints. It is highly recommended.I could understand the prior reviewer's complaint if China had really been ECONOMICALLY Communist since the 1970s, but the comparative benefits vis a vis India are attributable to the actual workings of Capitalism in China despite the name up front. Of course, politically China is still as totalitarian as ever. One is reminded of Milton Friedman's analysis of India; its own problem is too much statism regardless of name.The best analysis is of the total losses in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Why doesn't the prior reviewer compare, say, East and West Germany, or the Ukraine and Iowa?Overall, this volume is more than worth having.