num_pages: 202
description: What is life like in a totalitarian regime? It is a question which has always fascinated Theodore Dalrymple - whose father was a strict if slightly inconsistent Communist.The Wilder Shores of Marx, an alternative title for this book, sees the writer visit five countries which still labour under systems inspired by the writings of Marx, Engels, Lenin and other luminaries of the left.
language: English
title: Utopias Elsewhere: Journeys in a Vanishing World
titlecomplete: Utopias Elsewhere: Journeys in a Vanishing World
genres: 20th Century, Essays, Politics, Philosophy, Romania, Travel, Nonfiction, History, Journalism
ratings_count: 339
publisher: Crown