The Great Delusion: The Autobiography Of An Ex-Communist Leader
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First Ed.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair. Jacket: Chipped, torn with minor damage. Page Condition: Yellowed, tanning. Markings: none. Binding condition: Binding intact but aged.
Few political memoirs carry the raw candour of a man who built a movement only to dismantle his belief in it — and Cecil H. Sharpley's The Great Delusion is exactly that document. As one of the most prominent Communist Party leaders in post-war Australia, Sharpley chronicles his rise through the ranks of the movement, the seductive idealism that drew him in, and the slow, shattering reckoning that drove him out. Set against the charged atmosphere of Cold War politics, the narrative pulls no punches in detailing the inner workings, propaganda machinery, and personal sacrifices demanded by the Party. Sharpley writes with the urgency of a man who has something important to confess and the clarity of one who has finally seen through the fog. His account stands as a significant primary source in understanding the Australian left and the global anxieties of the mid-twentieth century, offering a portrait of ideological seduction and disillusionment that resonates far beyond its immediate political context. For readers drawn to the intersection of personal conviction and historical consequence, this is a memoir that leaves one questioning just how far belief can carry a person — and what it costs to turn back.
Author: Cecil H. Sharpley
Format: Hardback
Published: 1952, William Heinemann Ltd
Genre: Biography
Edition: First Ed.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair. Jacket: Chipped, torn with minor damage. Page Condition: Yellowed, tanning. Markings: none. Binding condition: Binding intact but aged.
Few political memoirs carry the raw candour of a man who built a movement only to dismantle his belief in it — and Cecil H. Sharpley's The Great Delusion is exactly that document. As one of the most prominent Communist Party leaders in post-war Australia, Sharpley chronicles his rise through the ranks of the movement, the seductive idealism that drew him in, and the slow, shattering reckoning that drove him out. Set against the charged atmosphere of Cold War politics, the narrative pulls no punches in detailing the inner workings, propaganda machinery, and personal sacrifices demanded by the Party. Sharpley writes with the urgency of a man who has something important to confess and the clarity of one who has finally seen through the fog. His account stands as a significant primary source in understanding the Australian left and the global anxieties of the mid-twentieth century, offering a portrait of ideological seduction and disillusionment that resonates far beyond its immediate political context. For readers drawn to the intersection of personal conviction and historical consequence, this is a memoir that leaves one questioning just how far belief can carry a person — and what it costs to turn back.