A Better World: The Great Schism: Stalinism And The American Intellectuals
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A landmark work of Cold War intellectual history, A Better World: The Great Schism: Stalinism and the American Intellectuals chronicles the seductive pull of Stalinist ideology on the American intellectual class during the mid-twentieth century. William L. O'Neill presents a rigorous and unflinching account of how prominent thinkers, writers, and academics rationalized or actively championed one of history's most brutal regimes. With the authority of a seasoned historian, O'Neill argues that the willful blindness of these intellectuals represented a profound moral and political failure, one with lasting consequences for American cultural life. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources and historical testimony, the narrative illustrates the bitter ideological fractures — the great schism — that tore through left-wing circles as the truth about Stalinism became impossible to deny. The result is a sharp, sobering, and essential study of ideology, self-deception, and the price of political naivety.
Author: William L. O'Neill
Format: Paperback
Published: 1982, Simon & Schuster
Genre: Cold war & espionage
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good, previous owner.
A landmark work of Cold War intellectual history, A Better World: The Great Schism: Stalinism and the American Intellectuals chronicles the seductive pull of Stalinist ideology on the American intellectual class during the mid-twentieth century. William L. O'Neill presents a rigorous and unflinching account of how prominent thinkers, writers, and academics rationalized or actively championed one of history's most brutal regimes. With the authority of a seasoned historian, O'Neill argues that the willful blindness of these intellectuals represented a profound moral and political failure, one with lasting consequences for American cultural life. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources and historical testimony, the narrative illustrates the bitter ideological fractures — the great schism — that tore through left-wing circles as the truth about Stalinism became impossible to deny. The result is a sharp, sobering, and essential study of ideology, self-deception, and the price of political naivety.