To Overthrow the World: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Communism

by Sean McMeekin

"In To Overthrow the World, Sean McMeekin investigates the evolution of Communism from a seductive ideal of a classless society into the ruling doctrine of tyrannical regimes. Tracing Communism's ascent from theory to practice, McMeekin ranges from Karl Marx's writings to the rise and fall of the USSR under Stalin to Mao's rise to power in China to the acceleration of Communist or Communist-inspired policies around the world in the twenty-first century...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541601963
• ISBN13: 9781541601963
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"