TY  - BOOK
AU  - McMeekin, Sean
TI  - To overthrow the world: the rise and fall and rise of communism 
SN  - 9781541601963
AV  - HX21  M478 2024
U1  - 335.009 23/eng/20240329
PY  - 2024///
CY  - New York
PB  - Basic Books
KW  - Communism
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 465-507) and index
N2  - "In To Overthrow the World, Sean McMeekin investigates the evolution of Communism from a seductive ideal of a classless society into the ruling doctrine of tyrannical regimes. Tracing Communism's ascent from theory to practice, McMeekin ranges from Karl Marx's writings to the rise and fall of the USSR under Stalin to Mao's rise to power in China to the acceleration of Communist or Communist-inspired policies around the world in the twenty-first century. McMeekin argues, however, that despite the endurance of Communism, it remains deeply unpopular as a political form. Where it has arisen, it has always arisen by force"--
ER  -