It offers valuable insights into the possible limits of change in communist societies, and into the future course of East-West relations."Prof. Smith's brief incisively written book is worth pondering because, among other things, it is high;y relevant to the question of the likelihood of transformation of communist thinking, and how to appraise its authenticity." —Sidney Hook, senior fellow, Hoover Institution, in the Wall Street Journal"[Smith's] critique of Marxism-Leninism as practiced throughout the world has great elegance of construction, subdued wit, and clarity of expression . . . Thinking Like a Communist is a timely, cogent, and very smart book." —Thomas D'Evelyn, Christian Science Monitor"A brilliantly original study of the 'laws of motion' of Communist thought, how they have shaped history during the past hundred years, and what they portend for the future." —Chilton Williamson, Jr., National Review.
| ISBN: | 9780393956917 |
| Publication date: | 22nd June 1988 |
| Author: | Tony Smith |
| Publisher: | W.W. Norton and Company an imprint of W. W. Norton & Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 248 pages |
| Genres: |
Political structures: totalitarianism and dictatorship |
It offers valuable insights into the possible limits of change in communist societies, and into the future course of East-West relations."Prof. Smith's brief incisively written book is worth pondering because, among other things, it is high;y relevant to the question of the likelihood of transformation of communist thinking, and how to appraise its authenticity." —Sidney Hook, senior fellow, Hoover Institution, in the Wall Street Journal"[Smith's] critique of Marxism-Leninism as practiced throughout the world has great elegance of construction, subdued wit, and clarity of expression . . . Thinking Like a Communist is a timely, cogent, and very smart book." —Thomas D'Evelyn, Christian Science Monitor"A brilliantly original study of the 'laws of motion' of Communist thought, how they have shaped history during the past hundred years, and what they portend for the future." —Chilton Williamson, Jr., National Review.
Thinking Like a Communist features in the following genres: Political structures: totalitarianism and dictatorship
Thinking Like a Communist is available in Paperback
Thinking Like a Communist was written by Tony Smith and published by W.W. Norton and Company an imprint of W. W. Norton & Company
Thinking Like a Communist has 248 pages