{"product_id":"the-rise-and-fall-of-communism-9780061138829","title":"The Rise and Fall of Communism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A work of considerable delicacy and nuance....Brown has crafted a readable and judicious account of Communist history...that is both controversial and commonsensical.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Salon.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ranging wisely and lucidly across the decades and around the world, this is a splendid book.\"\u003cbr\u003e--William Taubman, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003cem\u003eKhrushchev: The Man and His Era\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Rise and Fall of Communism\u003c\/em\u003e is the definitive history from the internationally renowned Oxford authority on the subject. Emeritus Professor of Politics at Oxford University, Archie Brown examines the origins of the most important political ideology of the 20th century, its development in different nations, its collapse in the Soviet Union following perestroika, and its current incarnations around the globe. Fans of John Lewis Gaddis, Samuel Huntington, and avid students of history will appreciate the sweep and insight of this epic and astonishing work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Archie Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/28\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 752\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.03h x 6.05w x 1.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061138829\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrown, Archie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArchie Brown is Emeritus Professor of Politics at Oxford University. With \u003cem\u003eThe Rise and Fall of Communism\u003c\/em\u003e, he has won the W.J.M. Mackenzie Prize of the Political Studies Association of the UK for best political science book of the year for a second time. He also received that award for one of his earlier books, \u003cem\u003eThe Gorbachev Factor\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in England.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43110669156467,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":26.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_4bf3b814-fca2-43ec-9447-9f89e0e67253.jpg?v=1748983978","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-rise-and-fall-of-communism-9780061138829","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}