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Communism : a very short introduction /

by Holmes, Leslie.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Very short introductions: Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009Description: xvi, 155 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.ISBN: 9780199551545 (pbk.); 0199551545 (pbk.).Subject(s): Communism | Communism -- History | Kommunismus | Einführung | Einführung
Contents:
1. The theory of communism; 2. A brief history of communism in power; 3. The political system of communism; 4. The economic system of communism; 5. The social structures of communism; 6. Communism's international allegiances; 7. The collapse of communist power and the future
Summary: The collapse of communism was one of the most defining moments of the 20th century. This introduction examines the history behind the political, economic, and social structures of communism as an ideology.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The theory of communism; 2. A brief history of communism in power; 3. The political system of communism; 4. The economic system of communism; 5. The social structures of communism; 6. Communism's international allegiances; 7. The collapse of communist power and the future

The collapse of communism was one of the most defining moments of the 20th century. This introduction examines the history behind the political, economic, and social structures of communism as an ideology.


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