Communism and Revolution : : The Strategic Uses of Political Violence / / ed. by Cyril E. Black.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
• MitwirkendeR: Billington, James Η.,; Black, Cyril E.,; Burks, R. V.,; Daniel, James Μ.,; Garthoff, Raymond L.,; Halpern, Manfred,; Janos, Andrew C.,; Lewis, William Η.,; McVey, Ruth T.,; Modelski, George,; Paige, Glenn D.,; Thornton, Thomas P.,
• HerausgeberIn: Black, Cyril E.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]; ©1964
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Center for International Studies, Princeton University ; 2021
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (478 p.)

In a period marked by growing fluidity between the West and the Communist nations, the role of revolution as an instrument of political and social change takes on an intense, possibly dangerous importance. Owing to the unacceptable risks of international war, revolutions in the less developed countr...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Preface
• Contents
• Part I. The Perspective of History
• 1. Revolution, Modernization, and Communism
• 2. The Communist Theory of the State and Revolution
• 3. The Emergence of Communist Revolutionary Doctrine
• Part II. The Legacy of the Second World War
• 4. Eastern Europe
• 5. Finland
• 6. The Southeast Asian Insurrectionary Movements
• 7. The Viet Minh Complex
• 8. Korea
• Part III. Evolving Communist Strategies for Revolution
• 9. Communist Attitudes Toward Asia, Africa, and Latin America
• 10. Asia
• 11. Middle East and North Africa
• 12. Latin America
• 13. Sub-Saharan Africa
• 14. The Advanced Countries
• 15. The Anticipation of Communist Revolutions
• Bibliographical Essay
• List of Contributors
• Index of Names