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The global revolution : a history of international communism, 1917-1991 / Silvio Pons ; translated by Allan Cameron.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Italian Series: Oxford studies in modern European historyPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2014].Edition: First editionDescription: xx, 365 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780199657629 (hardback)
  • 0199657629 (hardback)
Uniform titles:
  • Rivoluzione globale. English
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 335.4
LOC classification:
  • HX 40 P798g 2014
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction -- Prologue : War and revolution -- Time of revolution (1917-1923) -- Time of the state (1924-1939) -- Time of war (1939-1945) -- Time of empire (1945-1953) -- Time of decline (1953-1968) -- Time of crisis (1968-1991) ; Epilogue : The end of Soviet and European communism in world history.
Summary: "Establishes a relationship between the history of communism and the main processes of globalization in the past century. Drawing on a wealth of archival sources, Silvio Pons analyses the multifaceted and contradictory relationship between the Soviet Union and the international communist movement, to show how communism played a major part in the formation of our modern world."--Back cover.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HX 40 P798g 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000115907

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-351) and index.

Introduction -- Prologue : War and revolution -- Time of revolution (1917-1923) -- Time of the state (1924-1939) -- Time of war (1939-1945) -- Time of empire (1945-1953) -- Time of decline (1953-1968) -- Time of crisis (1968-1991) ; Epilogue : The end of Soviet and European communism in world history.

"Establishes a relationship between the history of communism and the main processes of globalization in the past century. Drawing on a wealth of archival sources, Silvio Pons analyses the multifaceted and contradictory relationship between the Soviet Union and the international communist movement, to show how communism played a major part in the formation of our modern world."--Back cover.

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