Vanguard of the Revolution : : The Global Idea of the Communist Party /

Vanguard of the Revolution : : The Global Idea of the Communist Party / / A. James McAdams.

The first comprehensive political history of the communist partyVanguard of the Revolution is a sweeping history of one of the most significant political institutions of the modern world. The communist party was a revolutionary idea long before its supporters came to power. In this book, A. James Mc...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2017
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McAdams, A. James,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2017]
©2018
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (584 p.) :; 25 halftones.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Preface
  • Note
  • Abbreviations
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. A Revolutionary Idea
  • 3. A Revolutionary Party Emerges
  • 4. Internationalizing the Party Idea
  • 5. Creating the Leninist Party
  • 6. A Different Type of Party
  • 7. Monolithic Socialism
  • 8. Rediscovering the Leninist Idea
  • 9. The Charismatic Leader and the Party
  • 10. The Revolution Returns
  • 11. The Party Comes Back
  • 12. The Party in Peril
  • 13. The Party Vanishes
  • Photo Credits
  • Notes
  • Suggested Readings (Books in English)
  • Index

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