The devil in history : communism, fascism, and some lessons of the twentieth century / Vladimir Tismaneanu
出版項
Berkeley : University of California Press, c2012
說明
xiv, 320 p. ; 24 cm
附註
Includes bibliographical references and index
Prologue : totalitarian dictators and ideological hubris -- Utopian radicalism and dehumanization -- Diabolical pedagogy and the (il)logic of Stalinism -- Lenin's century : Bolshevism, Marxism, and the Russian tradition -- Dialectics of disenchantment : Marxism and ideological decay in Leninist regimes -- Ideology, utopia, and truth : lessons from Eastern Europe -- Malaise and resentment : threats to democracy in post-communist societies
This title is a provocative analysis of the relationship between communism and fascism. Reflecting the author's personal experiences within communist totalitarianism, this is a book about political passions, radicalism, utopian ideals, and their catastrophic consequences in the 20th century's experiments in social engineering
