Red Star over the Third World

by Prashad, Vijay

Type Book

Rate 0.0 /5

Details

Files

Reviews

Download

Title Statements

Full title :Red Star over the Third World / Vijay Prashad.

Summary

"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 Chi Minh to Fidel Castro, to reflections on polycentric Communism and collective memories of Communism, it shows how, for a brief moment, another world was possible. It is not a comprehensive study, but a small book with a large hope-- that a new generation will come to see the importance of this revolutionary spirit for the working class and peasantry in the parts of the world that suffered under the heel of colonial domination for centuries"--

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2017

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Pluto Press
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2017

Notes

"First published in India in 2017 by LeftWord Books, New Delhi"--Title page verso

The Physical Object

Description:131 pages : : illustrations ; : 22 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780745339665, 0745339662
oclc:on1057377870
LC Classification:DK265.9.I5
Dewey Decimal:947.084

Preface -- Eastern graves -- Red October -- Follow the path of the Russians! -- The lungs of Russia -- Peasant Soviets -- Soviet Asia -- Enemy of imperialism -- Eastern Marxism -- To see the dawn -- Colonial Fascism -- Polycentric Communism -- Memories of Communism.

Subjects

Communism Communism -- Developing countries Communism -- History -- 20th century. -… Communist countries Communist countries -- History -- 20th … developing countries Developing countries -- Politics and go… History Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Pays socialistes -- Histoire -- 20e siè… Politics and government southern hemisphere Soviet Union Soviet Union -- History -- 1917-1936 Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, … URSS -- Histoire -- 1917-1921 (Révoluti… URSS -- Histoire -- 1917-1936