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Hodges Donald Clark <1923-> |
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Titolo |
The literate communist : 150 years of the Communist manifesto / / Donald Clark Hodges [[electronic resource]] |
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New York, : P. Lang Pub., c1999 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (vi, 217 p. ) |
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Collana |
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Major concepts in politics and political theory The literate communist |
Major concepts in politics and political theory ; ; vol. 16 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Communism |
Socialism |
Historical materialism |
Marxist criticism |
Political Science |
Socialism, Communism & Anarchism |
Law, Politics & Government |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: Understanding the Manifesto -- ; pt. I. A Perplexing Document. ; 1. The League of the Just. ; 2. Marx's Communist Correspondence Committees. ; 3. A Marriage of Incompatibles? ; 4. Making Communism Credible. ; 5. Amending the Manifesto -- ; pt. II. A Consequential Document. ; 6. An Anarchist Manifesto: Bakunin. ; 7. A Social Democratic Manifesto: Bernstein. ; 8. A Communist Manifesto: Lenin and Trotsky. ; 9. A Socialist Manifesto: Stalin. ; 10. A Humanist Manifesto: Khrushchev and Gorbachev. Conclusion: Assessing the Manifesto. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Professor Hodges' thesis is that the Communist Manifesto is not what it claims to be - a forthright and faithful expression of what communists believed in 1848 - and that its subsequent adaptations periodically opened the door to and slammed the door shut on communism. Part I introduces students to the Manifesto's conspiratorial legacy stemming from the great French Revolution of 1789-1794 and to Marx and Engels' informal amendments to it. Part II |
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