Communism: A Love Story by Jeff Sparrow - ISBN: 9780522853476
Paperback
Following the life of Guido Baracchi, the playboy and dilettante whose love affair with Marxism and the Communist Party took him from his father‘s astronomical observatory to Stalin’s Russia—and across the world—this story explores the life of an idealist dedicated to Communism. …

Communism: A Love Story

A Love Story

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  • Paperback

    330 pages

  • Release Date

    1 February 2007

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Summary

‘What I remember most about the communists is their passion… ’ For more than seventy years, idealists and rebels of all stripes saw in the Communist Party the best hope for a world remade. Who were the people who dedicated themselves to that beautiful dream? How did they experience its shimmering promise and cope with its shattering collapse? This is the story of Guido Baracchi, the playboy and dilettante who experienced communism at its best and its very worst. His love affair with Marxism …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780522853476
ISBN-10:0522853471
Author:Jeff Sparrow
Publisher:Melbourne University
Imprint:Melbourne University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:330
Edition:1st
Release Date:1 February 2007
Weight:322g
Dimensions:25mm x 133mm x 199mm
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‘What I remember most about the communists is their passion…’

About The Author

Jeff Sparrow

Jeff Sparrow is the reviews editor of “Overland Magazine” and the” “coauthor of “Radical Melbourne: A Secret History” and “Radical Melbourne 2: The Enemy Within.”

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