{"product_id":"2026770002066-secondhand-national-communism-in-western-europe-a-third-way-to-socialism","title":"National Communism In Western Europe: A Third Way To Socialism?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rigorous work of political science and comparative European studies, National Communism in Western Europe: A Third Way to Socialism? examines the ideological divergence of Western European communist parties from Soviet orthodoxy during the latter half of the twentieth century. The volume presents a detailed analysis of Eurocommunism, arguing that parties in France, Italy, Spain, and beyond sought to forge a distinctly national path to socialism — one rooted in democratic institutions and independent of Moscow's directives. Machin assembles contributions from leading scholars to illustrate how these parties reconciled Marxist-Leninist doctrine with the political realities of pluralist, parliamentary democracies. The tone is measured and academic throughout, grounding its arguments in careful historical and theoretical analysis rather than polemic. An essential reference for students of European politics, Cold War ideology, and the left, the collection remains a landmark in the scholarly debate over whether a genuinely independent, democratic communism was ever truly achievable in the West.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48839391117531,"sku":"2026770002066-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/33d0ae83-fd2b-4550-8759-222367e4a7db.png?v=1780561446","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026770002066-secondhand-national-communism-in-western-europe-a-third-way-to-socialism","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}