{"product_id":"a-dictionary-of-20th-century-communism-silvio-pons-9780691154299","title":"A Dictionary of 20th-Century Communism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn encyclopedic guide to 20th-century communism around the world\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first book of its kind to appear since the end of the Cold War, this indispensable reference provides encyclopedic coverage of communism and its impact throughout the world in the 20th century. With the opening of archives in former communist states, scholars have found new material that has expanded and sometimes altered the understanding of communism as an ideological and political force. \u003ci\u003eA Dictionary of 20th-Century Communism\u003c\/i\u003e brings this scholarship to students, teachers, and scholars in related fields. In more than 400 concise entries, the book explains what communism was, the forms it took, and the enormous role it played in world history from the Russian Revolution through the collapse of the Soviet Union and beyond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamines the political, intellectual, and social influences of communism around the globe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures contributions from an international team of 160 scholars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes more than 400 entries on major topics, such as: \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003eFigures: Lenin, Mao, Stalin, Ho Chi Minh, Pol Pot, Castro, Gorbachev\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eEvents: Cold War, Prague Spring, Cultural Revolution, Sandinista Revolution\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eIdeas and concepts: Marxism-Leninism, cult of personality, labor\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eOrganizations and movements: KGB, Comintern, Gulag, Khmer Rouge\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eRelated topics: totalitarianism, nationalism, antifascism, anticommunism, McCarthyism\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eGuides readers to further research through bibliographies, cross-references, and an index\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Silvio Pons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691154295\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691154299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 960\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 7.60w x 1.70d","brand":"Silvio Pons","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48871618445567,"sku":"9780691154299","price":99.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-dictionary-of-20th-century-communism-silvio-pons-9780691154299","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}