{"product_id":"to-overthrow-the-world-the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-of-communism","title":"To Overthrow the World: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Communism","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom an award-winning historian, a new global history of Communism. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"With vivid prose, McMeekin punctures many myths of communism ... This is history as a warning.\" --\u003ci\u003eWashington Examiner \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Hayek Book Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When the USSR collapsed in 1991, the world was certain that Communism was dead. Today, three decades later, it is clear that it was not. While Russia may no longer be Communist, Communism and sympathy for Communist ideas have proliferated across the globe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In\u003ci\u003e To Overthrow the World\u003c\/i\u003e, Sean McMeekin investigates the evolution of Communism from a seductive ideal of a classless society into the ruling doctrine of tyrannical regimes. Tracing Communism's ascent from theory to practice, McMeekin ranges from Karl Marx's writings to the rise and fall of the USSR under Stalin to Mao's rise to power in China to the acceleration of Communist or Communist-inspired policies around the world in the twenty-first century. McMeekin argues, however, that despite the endurance of Communism, it remains deeply unpopular as a political form. Where it has arisen, it has always arisen by force. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Blending historical narrative with cutting-edge scholarship, \u003ci\u003e To Overthrow the World \u003c\/i\u003erevolutionizes our understanding of the evolution of Communism--an idea that seemingly cannot die.","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984265969895,"sku":"9781541601963","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_2f4dc308-69a5-4f3c-acbd-d5b833c3a3a7.jpg?v=1776315291","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/to-overthrow-the-world-the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-of-communism","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}