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Author: Stéphane Courtois Publisher: Harvard University Press ISBN: 9780674076082 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 920
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This international bestseller plumbs recently opened archives in the former Soviet bloc to reveal the accomplishments of communism around the world. The book is the first attempt to catalogue and analyse the crimes of communism over 70 years.
Author: Stéphane Courtois Publisher: Harvard University Press ISBN: 9780674076082 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 920
Book Description
This international bestseller plumbs recently opened archives in the former Soviet bloc to reveal the accomplishments of communism around the world. The book is the first attempt to catalogue and analyse the crimes of communism over 70 years.
Author: Robert Corfe Publisher: Arena books ISBN: 1906791236 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 189
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Socialism and the mind-set of the traditional left have now outlived their practical purpose due to the transformation of society, and consequently, a new basis has to be sought in promoting equity and justice.
Author: Meghnad Desai Publisher: Verso Books ISBN: 1789609453 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 593
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In this provocative and enthusiastically revisionist book, the distinguished economist Meghnad Desai argues that capitalism's recent efflorescence is something Karl Marx anticipated and indeed would, in a certain sense, have welcomed. Capitalism, as Marx understood it, would only reach its limits when it was no longer capable of progress. Desai argues that globalization, in bringing the possibility of open competition on world markets to producers in the Third World, has proved that capitalism is still capable of moving forwards. Marx's Revenge opens with a consideration of the ideas of Adam Smith and Hegel. It proceeds to look at the nuances in the work of Marx himself, and concludes with a survey of more recent economists who studied capitalism and attempted to unravel its secrets, including Joseph Schumpeter, John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich Hayek.
Author: Robert Corfe Publisher: Arena books ISBN: 1906791163 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 194
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Socialism and the mindset of the traditional left have outlived their purpose. A new political philosophy is needed in the cause of creating a fair and egalitarian society for the peoples of our planet. This is a startling yet profound book which strikes at the foundations of established politics in the West. The author's conclusions are drawn from two directions: an analysis of the consequences of the transformation of society over the past 60 years in industrialised economies; and personal experiences as an activist, both locally and nationally, after 14 years within the Labour party. It is demonstrated that both the Labour party, and socialism in the wider world, is now counter-productive to its given purpose: i.e. it hinders rather than promotes the progress of the less fortunate people in our midst. The left is hampered by two great faults in its thinking and policy: its idolatrous commitment to collectivism, poisoning its good intentions; and its blind spot to the psychological need for the productive business instinct, described by the author as the missing "gene" of socialism. The author describes his attempts to modernise the Labour party and initiate free discussion, followed by the horrific experience of his public denunciation by an old stalwart "for writing without the authority of the party leadership." This led to his resignation in 2008. Modern men and women are dependent on the promotion of a healthy individualism for personal success - and certainly in maintaining a free society. It is shown how political ideas need to follow in the wake of social and technological progress, and not vice versa. When ideologies outgrow their purpose society regresses. The future calls for a new progressive politics of universal humanity; a repudiation of class conflict which compounds rather than resolves substantive issues; the syncretising of political interests of relevance to all humanity; and a return to the Enlightenment values of a former age. This is a book with a refreshing insight in brushing away the political cobwebs of the past.
Author: Ion Puiu Publisher: Page Publishing Inc ISBN: 1645448622 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 224
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Life is unique. Everyone has a life for themselves. Many times, I met people, visited places, saw situations, or encountered lots of events that have remained in my memory at all times. Reading books from an early age, I discovered that this is the strong and sure way to real freedom! Meeting all kinds of people, seeing with my mind's eyes their lives, and talking with them, I learned enormously. Any human being has a special value when they do something to contribute to the progress of society by science or art or innovations or daily hard work! So, all my life, I have worked very hard, and I educated my family in this way. I was impressed and amazed at what human beings can do! A long time ago in my early age, I wrote a poem for my mom that was published in a local newspaper. I wrote two other books, but I never had the financial power to publish them. Working in many fields of activity, I talked with people that told me very interesting things. I understood very early that human beings deserved respect and consideration for doing something good for society. What is good for society is good for themselves and their family, and this is important. This book is like a flame in my soul. I did all in my power to publish it so that people can read it, of course the people who want it. The book is an expression to help people to stay together. Killing or stealing or hurting others must stop, by all means! Life is a serious job. Everyone has a chance. But you are the one to make a choice. Always build, never demolish. Finally, life puts everyone in the position he or she really deserves! You have the right to criticize the book! And it's so easy to judge.
Author: Robert Lawson Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1621579468 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 160
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The bastard step-child of Milton Friedman and Anthony Bourdain, Socialism Sucks is a bar-crawl through former, current, and wannabe socialist countries around the world. Free market economists Robert Lawson and Benjamin Powell travel to countries like Venezuela, Cuba, Russia, and Sweden to investigate the dangers and idiocies of socialism—while drinking a lot of beer.
Author: George Watson Publisher: James Clarke & Co. ISBN: 9780718829865 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 116
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This controversial study of socialist literature, the most significant since 1945, considers the forgotten texts of socialism of the 19th and early 20th centuries, and reveals how socialism was often linked to conservative, racist and genocidal ideas.
Author: Stéphane Courtois
Author: Stéphane Courtois
Author: Robert Corfe
Author: Meghnad Desai
Author: James Otteson
Author: George Watson
Author: Evan Luard
Author: Robert Corfe
Author: Ion Puiu
Author: Robert Lawson
Author: George Watson