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The Dilemmas of Lenin: Terrorism, War, Empire, Love, Revolution
Tariq Ali
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Description for The Dilemmas of Lenin: Terrorism, War, Empire, Love, Revolution
Hardback. On the centenary of the Russian Revolution, Tariq Ali paints an illuminating portrait of Lenin Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. Weight in Grams: 567.
"Without Lenin there would have been no socialist revolution in 1917. Of this much we can be certain."
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, leader of the October 1917 uprising, is one of the most misunderstood leaders of the twentieth century. In his own time, there were many, even among his enemies, who acknowledged the full magnitude of his intellectual and political achievements. But his legacy has been lost in misinterpretation; he is worshipped but rarely read.
On the centenary of the Russian Revolution, Tariq Ali explores the two major influences on Lenin's thought-the turbulent history of Tsarist Russia and the ... Read more
"Without Lenin there would have been no socialist revolution in 1917. Of this much we can be certain."
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, leader of the October 1917 uprising, is one of the most misunderstood leaders of the twentieth century. In his own time, there were many, even among his enemies, who acknowledged the full magnitude of his intellectual and political achievements. But his legacy has been lost in misinterpretation; he is worshipped but rarely read.
On the centenary of the Russian Revolution, Tariq Ali explores the two major influences on Lenin's thought-the turbulent history of Tsarist Russia and the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781786631107
SKU
V9781786631107
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About Tariq Ali
Tariq Ali is a writer and filmmaker. He has written more than a dozen books on world history and politics-including The Extreme Centre, The Clash of Fundamentalisms and The Obama Syndrome-as well as five novels in his Islam Quintet series and scripts for the stage and screen. He is an editor of the New Left Review and lives in London. ... Read more
Reviews for The Dilemmas of Lenin: Terrorism, War, Empire, Love, Revolution
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Branko Milanovic Ali encourages the reader to take a fresh look at Lenin's choices in the context of a repressive autocracy, the poverty and misery of the bulk of the population under tsarism and the industrialised slaughter of the first world war. What underpins ... Read more
Branko Milanovic Ali encourages the reader to take a fresh look at Lenin's choices in the context of a repressive autocracy, the poverty and misery of the bulk of the population under tsarism and the industrialised slaughter of the first world war. What underpins ... Read more