Onze boeken

A People's History of the Russian Revolution

Categorie	Geschiedenis Rusland
Boeknummer	#267679
Titel	A People's History of the Russian Revolution
Auteur	Faulkner, Neil
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	Pluto Press
Jaar van uitgave	2017
ISBN10	0745399037
ISBN13	9780745399034
Taal	Engels
Samenvatting	The Russian Revolution may well be the most misunderstood event in modern history. In this fast-paced introduction, Neil Faulkner debunks the myths that continue to shroud it, showing how a mass movement of millions, organised in democratic assemblies, mobilised for militant action and destroyed a regime of landlords, profiteers and warmongers. Faulkner rejects caricatures of Lenin and the Bolsheviks as authoritarian conspirators, 'democratic-centralists' or the progenitors of Stalinist dictatorship; though short-lived, the Revolution of October 1917 was an explosion of democracy and creativity. Crushed by bloody counter-revolution, its socialist vision was ultimately displaced by a monstrous form of bureaucratic state-capitalism. Laced with first-hand testimony, this history rescues the... (Lees verder) democratic essence of the revolution from its detractors and deniers, offering a perfect primer for the modern reader. Published in partnership with the Left Book Club.
Pagina's	272
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 10,00

Onze gebruikte boeken verkeren in goede tweedehands staat, tenzij hierboven anders beschreven. Kleine onvolkomenheden zijn niet altijd vermeld.