Alliance of Adversaries: The Congress of the Toilers of the Far East Contributor(s): Sexton (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004280669 ISBN-13: 9789004280663 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $193.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism - Social Science | Anthropology - General - Social Science | Sociology - General |
Series: Historical Materialism Book |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.45 lbs) 384 pages |
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Publisher Description: In 1920 Lenin called on the Communist International to open a second front against the imperialist powers by fighting alongside nationalist and peasant movements in the colonies. Eighteen months later, leaders of fledgling East Asian communist parties and other revolutionaries gathered in Moscow to plan the way forward. The Congress of the Toilers of the Far East profoundly influenced the strategy of Communist Parties throughout the colonial world. But alliances with other parties were fragile and risky. East Asian Communist Parties suffered serious defeats in the years following the Congress until WWII revived their fortunes. This edited and annotated edition of the Congress minutes will be of interest to scholars and general readers alike. |