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Presents fresh ways of understanding the rise and fall of the Soviet Union and the Communist phenomenon. This book engages the work of prominent historians Martin Malia and Francois Furet and shows how their emphasis on 'illusion' and ideology led to their failure to understand the logic and workings of the Communist Party. Translator(s): Bourg, Julian. Series: Columbia Studies in Political Thought / Political History. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; JPFC; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542. Communism and the Dilemmas of Democracy. Series: Columbia Studies in Political Thought / Political History. 224 pages. Presents fresh ways of understanding the rise and fall of the Soviet Union and the Communist phenomenon. This book engages the work of prominent historians Martin Malia and Francois Furet and shows how their emphasis on 'illusion' and ideology led to their failure to understand the logic and workings of the Communist Party. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBJD; JPFC; JPHV. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 20. Weight: 542. Translator(s): Bourg, Julian.
"Complications: Communism and the Dilemmas of Democracy" ties together the central concerns of the work of Claude Lefort over the past half-century. A pivotal figure in French thought, Lefort studied under Maurice Merleau-Ponty, cofounded with Cornelius Castoriadis the influential journal "Socialisme ou Barbarie", and famously engaged in a heated debate with Jean-Paul Sartre over the Soviet Union and Communist parties in the West. He has influenced generations of political thinkers and throughout his career has offered invaluable leftist, non-communist critiques of both liberalism and Communism.It is the prevailing belief that the death of communism was a victory for liberal democracy. ... Read more
"Complications: Communism and the Dilemmas of Democracy" ties together the central concerns of the work of Claude Lefort over the past half-century. A pivotal figure in French thought, Lefort studied under Maurice Merleau-Ponty, cofounded with Cornelius Castoriadis the influential journal "Socialisme ou Barbarie", and famously engaged in a heated debate with Jean-Paul Sartre over the Soviet Union and Communist parties in the West. He has influenced generations of political thinkers and throughout his career has offered invaluable leftist, non-communist critiques of both liberalism and Communism.It is the prevailing belief that the death of communism was a victory for liberal democracy. ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Columbia Studies in Political Thought / Political History
Number of Pages
256
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231133005
SKU
V9780231133005
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About Claude Lefort
Claude Lefort is the director of studies emeritus at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Science Sociales. He is the author of Writing: The Political Test, Democracy and Political Theory, and Political Forms of Modern Society, among other works. Julian Bourg is assistant professor of history at Bucknell University. He is the editor of After the Deluge: New ... Read more
Reviews for Complications
Anyone with any interest in understanding the rise and fall of communism in the 20th century will find this book immensely stimulating.
Paul Anderson Tribune Magazine A work of extreme lucidity that eludes academic fashion or disciplinary classification.
Constantin Iordachi, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary Slavic Review An important book that forces us to rethink a fundamental question ... Read more
Paul Anderson Tribune Magazine A work of extreme lucidity that eludes academic fashion or disciplinary classification.
Constantin Iordachi, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary Slavic Review An important book that forces us to rethink a fundamental question ... Read more