The Passing of an Illusion: The Idea of Communism in the Twentieth Century
François Furet was acknowledged as the twentieth century's preeminent historian of the French Revolution. But years before his death, he turned his attention to the consequences and aftermath of another critical revolution—the Communist revolution. The result, Le passé d'une illusion, is a penetrating history of the ideological passions that have fueled and characterized the modern era.
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The Passing of an Illusion: The Idea of Communism in the Twentieth Century
François Furet was acknowledged as the twentieth century's preeminent historian of the French Revolution. But years before his death, he turned his attention to the consequences and aftermath of another critical revolution—the Communist revolution. The result, Le passé d'une illusion, is a penetrating history of the ideological passions that have fueled and characterized the modern era.
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The Passing of an Illusion: The Idea of Communism in the Twentieth Century

The Passing of an Illusion: The Idea of Communism in the Twentieth Century

The Passing of an Illusion: The Idea of Communism in the Twentieth Century

The Passing of an Illusion: The Idea of Communism in the Twentieth Century

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Overview

François Furet was acknowledged as the twentieth century's preeminent historian of the French Revolution. But years before his death, he turned his attention to the consequences and aftermath of another critical revolution—the Communist revolution. The result, Le passé d'une illusion, is a penetrating history of the ideological passions that have fueled and characterized the modern era.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780226273419
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 12/01/2000
Series: History Series
Edition description: 1
Pages: 600
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

François Furet (1927-97) was the leading French historian of the Revolution and, according to the New York Times, "one of the most influential French thinkers of the post-war era."


 



Deborah Furet is François Furet’s widow and frequent translator and works at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales. 

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
1. The Revolutionary Passion
2. World War I
3. The Universal Spell of October
4. Believers and Unbelievers
5. Socialism in One Country
6. Communism and Fascism
7. Communism and Anti-Fascism
8. Anti-Fascist Culture
9. World War II
10. Communism at the End of World War II
11. Cold War Communism
12. The Beginning of the End
Epilogue
Notes
Index
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