| The Triumph of Provocation Contributor(s): Mackiewicz, Jozef (Author), Hauptmann, Jerzy (Translator), Lukac, S. D. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0300145691 ISBN-13: 9780300145694 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $72.27 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2009 Annotation: This masterful political treatise, first published in 1962, examines the history and nature of Communism as it developed in the Soviet Union and in Poland. Jozef Mackiewicz, known for his relentless opposition to Communism, argues that accommodation with the Communists simply helped them to impose their vision of the world and pursue their goal of global domination. He compares Communism to Nazism and insists that the former was the greater threat to the future of humanity. Now available in English for the first time, "The Triumph of Provocation" will be compelling reading for those interested in Polish history, Communism, and Nazism.Mackiewicz's unique interpretation of the differences and similarities between Communism and Nazism is highly relevant to debates about these two systems and to major contemporary issues which are of particular importance to the U.S. and Europe, including radical Islam and the necessity of war and the responsibility for war. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism - Political Science | History & Theory - General - History | Eastern Europe - General |
| Dewey: 327.438 |
| LCCN: 2008051565 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.15 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Russia - Cultural Region - Polish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This masterful political treatise, first published in 1962, examines the history and nature of Communism as it developed in the Soviet Union and in Poland. J zef Mackiewicz, known for his relentless opposition to Communism, argues that accommodation with the Communists simply helped them to impose their vision of the world and pursue their goal of global domination. He compares Communism to Nazism and insists that the former was the greater threat to the future of humanity.
Now available in English for the first time, The Triumph of Provocation will be compelling reading for those interested in Polish history, Communism, and Nazism. Mackiewicz's unique interpretation of the differences and similarities between Communism and Nazism is highly relevant to debates about these two systems and to major contemporary issues which are of particular importance to the U.S. and Europe, including radical Islam and the necessity of war and the responsibility for war. |
