{"product_id":"the-rise-and-fall-of-communism-isbn-9780061138799","title":"The Rise and Fall of Communism","description":"\u003cp\u003e“A work of considerable delicacy and nuance….Brown has crafted a readable and judicious account of Communist history…that is both controversial and commonsensical.”\u003cbr\u003e—Salon.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ranging wisely and lucidly across the decades and around the world, this is a splendid book.”\u003cbr\u003e—William Taubman, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003cem\u003eKhrushchev: The Man and His Era\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Rise and Fall of Communism\u003c\/em\u003e is the definitive history from the internationally renowned Oxford authority on the subject. Emeritus Professor of Politics at Oxford University, Archie Brown examines the origins of the most important political ideology of the 20th century, its development in different nations, its collapse in the Soviet Union following perestroika, and its current incarnations around the globe. Fans of John Lewis Gaddis, Samuel Huntington, and avid students of history will appreciate the sweep and insight of this epic and astonishing work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eFrom the internationally acclaimed Oxford authority on Communism comes a definitive history that examines the origins of the ideology, its development in different nations, its collapse in many of those countries following perestroika, and its current incarnations around the globe. \u003cem\u003eThe Rise and Fall of Communism\u003c\/em\u003e explores how and why Communists came to power; how they were able, in a variety of countries on different continents, to hold on to power for so long; and what brought about the downfall of so many Communist systems. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor this comprehensive and illuminating work, Brown draws on more than forty years of research and on a wealth of new sources. Tracing the story of Communism from its nineteenth-century roots, Brown explains both its expansion and its decline in the twentieth century. Even today, although Communism has been widely discredited in the West, more than a fifth of humanity still lives under its rule.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Consistently superb” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDwight Garner, New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Archie Brown’s The Rise and Fall of Communsm is a rare thing, meticulously researched history that is immensely readable and, even better, a disinterested overview of the most deeply divisive topic of the past 100 years that has been highly praised by critics on the Right and Left”. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAustralian Nonfiction Books of the Year\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This book requires and deserves space on all important book shelves for decades to come.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGary Hart, United States Senator (Ret.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A work of considerable delicacy and nuance. . . . Archie Brown’s whopping study, which is modest in tone but comprehensive in scholarship, marks an important effort to dig past those iconic stereotypes and painful memories and figure out what the hell was going on in that 75-year-long failed experiment called Communism. . . . Brown has crafted a readable and judicious account of Communist history . . . that is both controversial and commonsensical.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalon.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Archie Brown’s monumental history of Communism provides a powerful antidote to any illusions that Marxist\/Leninist ideas offer a better alternative now than they did in the past.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Scotsman The Scotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArchie Brown tells the history of these 70-odd years in just over 600 brisk pages - the fruits of 40 years of study. And he does so with poise, a sense of balance and a judicious understanding of the differences between the varieties of communisms. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Brown has crammed an amazing amount of information and analysis into a hugely readable book. ” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSimon Heffer, Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Historical writing and political analysis of the highest order.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Brown’s] account is studded with delightfully pertinent and pithy personal observations and anecdotes...It is easy to be polemical about communism.  Mr. Brown strives to be fair-minded...As a single-volume account of mankind’s biggest mistake, Mr. Brown’s book is hard to beat.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Condensed with information that is both well-researched and well-placed within textbook history, [Brown’s] book is a rewarding read. It is an important book for the time—a sober reflection on the physical, objective results of ideological thought.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSacramento Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Readable and judicious...both controversial and commonsensical…‘The Rise and Fall of Communism’ is a work of considerable delicacy and nuance.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalon.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A sweeping, engrossing history. . . . Brown does a fine job of describing the social and political conditions that led people to embrace communism. And how, when the charms of the system wore off, these people found themselves ensnared by a totalitarianism that gave them no way to opt out.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“For decades this volume will remain a definitive study of communism.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiterary Review (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ranging wisely and lucidly across the decades and around the world, this is a splendid book.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Taubman, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Khrushchev: The Man and His Era\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A riveting and magisterial work.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrobe Talbott, president of the Brookings Institution and author of THE GREAT EXPERIMENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889148784869,"sku":"NP9780061138799","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061138799.jpg?v=1730230621","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-rise-and-fall-of-communism-isbn-9780061138799","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}