Red Star Over the Third World
From Cuba to Vietnam, from China to South Africa, the October Revolution inspired millions of people beyond the territory of Russia. The Revolution proved that the masses could not only overthrow autocratic governments, but also form an opposing government in their own image. The new idea that the working class and the peasantry could be allied, combined with the clear strength and necessity of a vanguard party, guided multiplying revolutions across the globe.This book explains the ideological power of the October Revolution in the Global South. From Ho Chí Minh to Fidel Castro, to reflections on polycentric Communism and collective memories…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-78680-481-5
- EAN: 9781786804815
- Produktnummer: 30901580
- Verlag: Pluto Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
- Seitenangabe: 144 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 4'720 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
Über den Autor
Vijay Prashad is the Executive Director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. He is the author and editor of several books, including The Darker Nations: A Biography of the Short-Lived Third World (The New Press) and The Poorer Nations: A Possible History of the Global South (Verso). He writes regularly for Frontline, The Hindu, Alternet and BirGun. He is Chief Editor at LeftWord Books.
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