Browse Titles - 19 results

12. Students, anarchists and Marxists (1925-32)
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written by Guillermo Lora, 1922-2009; in A History of the Bolivian Labour Movement 1848–1971, Cambridge Latin American Studies, 27 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2008, originally published 1977), 138-168
This book is an abridgement and translation of Guillermo Lora's five-volume history. It deals with the strengthening and radicalisation of Bolivia's organised labour movement, which culminated in the drastic revolutionary changes of the 1950s.
written by Guillermo Lora, 1922-2009; in A History of the Bolivian Labour Movement 1848–1971, Cambridge Latin American Studies, 27 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2008, originally published 1977), 138-168
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Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics, Social Revolutions in the Modern World
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written by Theda Skocpol, 1947-, in Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1994, originally published 1994), 366 page(s)
In this collection of essays, Theda Skocpol, author of the award-winning book, States and Social Revolutions (1979), updates her arguments about social revolutions. How are we to understand recent revolutionary upheavals in countries across the globe? Why have social revolutions happened in some countries, but not...
written by Theda Skocpol, 1947-, in Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1994, originally published 1994), 366 page(s)
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written by Ladislav Holý, 1933-1997; in The Little Czech and the Great Czech Nation: National Identity and the Post-Communist Social Transformation, Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1996, originally published 1996), i-xvi
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Contemporary China Institute Publications, The Thought of Mao Tse-Tung
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written by Stuart R. Schram, 1924-2012, in Contemporary China Institute Publications (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1990, originally published 1989), 254 page(s)
Professor Schram offers a fascinating and sure-footed analysis of Mao's intellectual itinerary, recognizing the positive value of his thought but underscoring also the irrationality of Mao's Great Leap strategy, and the destructive consequences of the personality cult.
written by Stuart R. Schram, 1924-2012, in Contemporary China Institute Publications (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1990, originally published 1989), 254 page(s)
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From Marx to Lenin: An evaluation of Marx's responsibility for Soviet authoritarianism
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written by David W. Lovell, 1956- (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2009, originally published 1984), 253 page(s)
This study is a contribution to the debate concerning the relationship between Marx's project and Soviet society. Lenin, influenced by debates within Social Democracy and by the experience of the Russian revolutionary tradition, used a one-sided interpretation of Marx's work to build and defend a 'transition' whic...
written by David W. Lovell, 1956- (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2009, originally published 1984), 253 page(s)
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4 Human rights in East-West relations
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written by R. J. Vincent, 1943-1990; in Human Rights and International Relations (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1986, originally published 1986)
written by R. J. Vincent, 1943-1990; in Human Rights and International Relations (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1986, originally published 1986)
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LSE Monographs in International Studies, The Ethiopian Revolution 1974–1987: A Transformation from an Aristocratic to a Totalitarian Autocracy
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written by Andargachew Tiruneh, fl. 1993, in LSE Monographs in International Studies (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2004, originally published 1993), 454 page(s)
This book is a comprehensive account of the Ethiopian revolution, dealing with the entire span of the revolutionary government's life. Particular emphasis is placed on effectively isolating and articulating the causes and outcomes of the revolution. The author traces the revolution's roots in the weaknesses of the...
written by Andargachew Tiruneh, fl. 1993, in LSE Monographs in International Studies (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2004, originally published 1993), 454 page(s)
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Marxism in Russia: Key Documents 1879–1906
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edited by Neil Harding, fl. 1984 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2008, originally published 1983), 432 page(s)
This book is a documentary record of the statements and debates that defined the formative period of a movement that has affected modern politics and history more than any other. It is generally acknowledged that not only were the theoretical problems faced by Russian Marxists during this period more complex than...
edited by Neil Harding, fl. 1984 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2008, originally published 1983), 432 page(s)
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The Marxist Conception of Ideology: A Critical Essay
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written by Martin Seliger, 1914-2001 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1977, originally published 1977), 245 page(s)
A comprehensive and systematic account of the ways in which Marx and Engels and their immediate followers made use of the conception of ideology. 'The author's scholarship is immense. He has included an amazing range of writings in the scope of a short book and taken the reader on a guided tour de force through th...
written by Martin Seliger, 1914-2001 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1977, originally published 1977), 245 page(s)
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Revolution and the People in Russia and China: A Comparative History
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written by S. A. Smith, fl. 2008 (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2008, originally published 2008), 259 page(s)
A unique account of how the experience of capitalist modernity changed the social identities of peasants who left their villages to settle in St Petersburg and Shanghai. Steve Smith explores how the changes in migrants' social identities contributed to the processes that culminated in Communist revolution in Russi...
written by S. A. Smith, fl. 2008 (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2008, originally published 2008), 259 page(s)
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