{"product_id":"world-revolution-1917-1936-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-communist-international-9780822363088","title":"World Revolution, 1917-1936: The Rise and Fall of the Communist International","description":"Originally published in 1937, C. L. R. James's \u003ci\u003eWorld Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e is a pioneering Marxist analysis of the history of revolutions during the interwar period and of the fundamental conflict between Trotsky and Stalin. James, who was a leading Trotskyist activist in Britain, outlines Russia's transition from Communist revolution to a Stalinist totalitarian state bureaucracy. He also provides an account of the ideological contestations within the Communist International while examining its influence on the development of the Soviet Union and its changing role in revolutions in Spain, China, Germany, and Central Europe. Published to commemorate the centenary of the Russian Revolution, this definitive edition of \u003ci\u003eWorld Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e features a new introduction by Christian H gsbjerg and includes rare archival material, selected contemporary reviews, and extracts from James's 1939 interview with Trotsky.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e C. L. R. James\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Duke University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822363088\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eC. L. R. James (1901-1989), a Trinidadian historian, political activist, and writer, is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Black Jacobins\u003c\/i\u003e, an influential study of the Haitian Revolution. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Captain Cipriani\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eToussaint Louverture: The Story of the Only Successful Slave Revolt in History\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBeyond a Boundary\u003c\/i\u003e, all also published by Duke University Press. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Christian Høgsbjerg is a historian and works for Leeds University Centre for African Studies. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eC. L. R. James in Imperial Britain\u003c\/i\u003e and the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eThe Black Jacobins Reader\u003c\/i\u003e, both also published by Duke University Press.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40198632145011,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":113.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_fb7df28f-d692-497f-a557-0fe19840e62c.jpg?v=1656079617","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/world-revolution-1917-1936-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-communist-international-9780822363088","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}