Communism Checklist

A Listmania! list by firemandan "firemandan" (London)
 
The Rise and Fall of Communism
1.  The Rise and Fall of Communism by Archie Brown
The list author says:
  "`Balanced, insightful, illuminated by intriguing detail and flashes of humour, this worldwide panorama is a miracle of compression.' Independent"
£7.69   Used & New from: £5.38
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Revolution 1989: The Fall of the Soviet Empire
2.  Revolution 1989: The Fall of the Soviet Empire by Victor Sebestyen
The list author says:
  "'This pacy and vivid survey of the remarkably swift collapse of the Soviet empire is a considerable achievement.'  Daily Telegraph"
£9.09   Used & New from: £1.02
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

The Wooden Tongue Speaks: Romanians: Contradictions & Realities
3.  The Wooden Tongue Speaks: Romanians: Contradictions & Realities by Bogdan Tiganov
The list author says:
  "'These moving memories, stories and poems explore the mind-warping paranoia created by Romania's notorious dictatorship.' Helena Drysdale"
£8.99   Used & New from: £5.00
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Comrades: Communism: A World History
4.  Comrades: Communism: A World History by Robert Service
The list author says:
  "'This hugely ambitious book attempts to piece together the great sweep of Communist world history...' Culture Sunday Times"
£7.69   Used & New from: £3.97
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

The Penguin History of Modern Russia: From Tsarism to the Twenty-first Century
5.  The Penguin History of Modern Russia: From Tsarism to the Twenty-first Century by Robert Service
The list author says:
  "'An excellent overview of the last 110 years or so of Russian history' Amazon Reader"
£11.89   Used & New from: £7.31
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

The Red Flag: Communism and the Making of the Modern World
6.  The Red Flag: Communism and the Making of the Modern World by David Priestland
The list author says:
  "'A mesmerizing survey of the ideological and political history of communism.' Tristram Hunt"
£11.04   Used & New from: £3.70
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

The Berlin Wall: 13 August 1961 - 9 November 1989
7.  The Berlin Wall: 13 August 1961 - 9 November 1989 by Frederick Taylor
The list author says:
  "'In narrative power and persuasion, he has paralleled in Dresden what Antony Beevor achieved in Stalingrad' Independent on Sunday"
£6.99   Used & New from: £3.66
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62
8.  Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62 by Frank Dikotter
The list author says:
  "'A work of brilliant scholarship finally reveals the full extent of the horrors visited on the Chinese people by Mao during the Great Leap Forward' Sunday Times"
£16.25   Used & New from: £2.50
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)

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