The Devil in History is a provocative analysis of the relationship between communism and fascism. Reflecting the author’s personal experiences within communist totalitarianism, this is a book about political passions, radicalism, utopian ideals, and their catastrophic consequences in the twentieth century’s experiments in social engineering. Vladimir Tismaneanu brilliantly compares communism and fascism as competing, sometimes overlapping, and occasionally strikingly similar systems of political totalitarianism. He examines the inherent ideological appeal of these radical, revolutionary political movements, the visions of salvation and revolution they pursued, the value and types of charisma of leaders within these political movements, the place of violence within these systems, and their legacies in contemporary politics. The author discusses thinkers who have shaped contemporary understanding of totalitarian movements—people such as Hannah Arendt, Raymond Aron, Isaiah Berli...
Author: Tismaneanu Vladimir
ISBN: 9780520239722
Year of publication: 2012
Genre: History, Publicism
Number of pages: 428
Reading time: 7 h. 8 min.
Formats: FB2, EPUB, PDF
Language: english
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The book "The Devil in History Communism Fascism and Some Lessons of the Twentieth Century" is a world bestseller by Tismaneanu Vladimir, available in English in convenient EPUB, PDF, and FB2 formats. Read online or download. No ads, no frills - just a high-quality e-book. Available for purchase via Telegram bot.