Humanism and Terror The Communist Problem |
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| Editor:
| de Sola Pool, Ithiel |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7658-0484-6 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2000 |
| Publisher: | Transaction Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $50.60 |
Book Description:
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First published in France in 1947, this study asks whether communism could transcend its violence. It examines the Moscow trials of the late 1930s and Koestler's recreation of them, arguing that violence in the communist world can be understood only in the context of revolutionary activism.
First published in France in 1947, this study asks whether communism could transcend its violence. It examines the Moscow trials of the late 1930s and Koestler's recreation of them, arguing that violence in the communist world can be understood only in the context of revolutionary activism.