{"product_id":"2026200009460-secondhand-a-better-world-the-great-schism-stalinism-and-the-american-intellectuals","title":"A Better World: The Great Schism: Stalinism And The American Intellectuals","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good, previous owner.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48888009392347,"sku":"2026200009460-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/39808438-013e-4286-909a-1b16f00567ed.png?v=1781752476","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200009460-secondhand-a-better-world-the-great-schism-stalinism-and-the-american-intellectuals","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}