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Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism

by Michael Parenti

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Publisher Comments:

Blackshirts &Redsexplores some of the big issues of our time: fascism, capitalism, communism, revolution, democracy, and ecology-terms often bandied about but seldom explored in the original and exciting way that has become Michael Parenti's trademark.

Parenti shows how "rational fascism"renders service to capitalism, how corporate power undermines democracy, and how revolutions are a mass empowerment against the forces of exploitative privilege. He also maps out the external and internal forces that destroyed communism, and the disastrous impact of the "free-market"victory on eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. He affirms the relevance of taboo ideologies like Marxism, demonstrating the importance of class analysis in understanding political realities and dealing with the ongoing collision between ecology and global corporatism.

Written with lucid and compelling style, this book goes beyond truncated modes of thought, inviting us to entertain iconoclastic views, and to ask why things are as they are. It is a bold and entertaining exploration of the epic struggles of yesterday and today.

Michael Parenti is one of the nation's leading progressive thinkers. He lectures widely around the country and is the author of Dirty Truths, Against Empire, Democracy for the Few, Land of Idols: Political Mythology in America, and many other books. He lives in Berkeley, California.

About the Author

Michael Parenti, PhD Yale, is an internationally known author and lecturer. He is one of the nation's leadiing progressive political analysts. He is the author of over 250 published articles and seventeen books. His writings are published in popular periodicals, scholarly journals, and his op-ed pieces have been in leading newspapers such as the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times. His informative and entertaining books and talks have reached a wide range of audiences in North America and abroad.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780872863293
Subtitle:
Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism
Author:
Parenti, Michael
Publisher:
City Lights Books
Location:
San Francisco, Calif. :
Subject:
United States - General
Subject:
International Relations
Subject:
Communism & Socialism
Subject:
Communism
Subject:
Capitalism
Subject:
Free Enterprise
Subject:
Post-communism
Subject:
Revolutions
Subject:
Fascism
Subject:
Anti-communist movements
Subject:
International Relations - General
Subject:
General History
Subject:
Political Ideologies - Communism & Socialism
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series Volume:
339
Publication Date:
January 2001
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
208
Dimensions:
799x549x53 50

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