The Passing of an Illusion
Subtitle: The Idea of Communism in the Twentieth Century
Contributors: Deborah Furet (Translator)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Published: December 1, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 600
ISBN-13: 9780226273419
Subjects: Fascism & Nazism; Marxism & Communism; World history: from c 1900 -; 20th century; History; Politics / Current Events; History: World; Political History; Political Ideologies - Communism & Socialism; Political Science / Communism & Socialism; General
First sentence: TO EXPLAIN THE POWER OF THE POLITICAL mythologies that have filled the twentieth century, we must go back to the time of their birth or, at least, to that of their youth; only then might we glimpse their erstwhile glamour.