World Communism: A History Of The Communist International
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**World Communism: A History of The Communist International is one of the most authoritative and penetrating accounts of the rise and machinations of the Communist International ever written.** Franz Borkenau chronicles the turbulent history of the Comintern from its founding in 1919 through its complex inner workings, factional struggles, and its role as an instrument of Soviet foreign policy, drawing on his own firsthand experience as a former Communist Party member to deliver a uniquely insider perspective. With meticulous scholarly rigour, Borkenau maps the ideological fault lines and power plays that defined international communism across two decades, illuminating how Moscow's directives shaped — and often destroyed — communist movements around the world. Borkenau's style is both analytical and deeply personal, bringing an urgency and moral clarity to a subject that many of his contemporaries struggled to confront honestly. This landmark work, reissued in the Ann Arbor Paperbacks series for the Study of Communism and Marxism with a new introduction by the distinguished French philosopher Raymond Aron, remains an indispensable text for understanding the inner logic of 20th-century communist politics. Aron's introduction further contextualises Borkenau's arguments within the broader intellectual debate on totalitarianism, cementing the book's status as a cornerstone of Cold War political thought.
Author: F. Borkenau
Format: Paperback
Published: 1962, The University of Michigan Press
Genre: Cold war & espionage
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Good. Markings: none. Binding: intact. Faded spine.
**World Communism: A History of The Communist International is one of the most authoritative and penetrating accounts of the rise and machinations of the Communist International ever written.** Franz Borkenau chronicles the turbulent history of the Comintern from its founding in 1919 through its complex inner workings, factional struggles, and its role as an instrument of Soviet foreign policy, drawing on his own firsthand experience as a former Communist Party member to deliver a uniquely insider perspective. With meticulous scholarly rigour, Borkenau maps the ideological fault lines and power plays that defined international communism across two decades, illuminating how Moscow's directives shaped — and often destroyed — communist movements around the world. Borkenau's style is both analytical and deeply personal, bringing an urgency and moral clarity to a subject that many of his contemporaries struggled to confront honestly. This landmark work, reissued in the Ann Arbor Paperbacks series for the Study of Communism and Marxism with a new introduction by the distinguished French philosopher Raymond Aron, remains an indispensable text for understanding the inner logic of 20th-century communist politics. Aron's introduction further contextualises Borkenau's arguments within the broader intellectual debate on totalitarianism, cementing the book's status as a cornerstone of Cold War political thought.