The Cambridge History of Communism

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The second volume of The Cambridge History of Communism explores the rise of Communist states and movements after World War II. Leading experts analyze archival sources from formerly Communist states to re-examine the limits to Moscow's control of its satellites; the de-Stalinization of 1956; Communist reform movements; the rise and fall of the Sino-Soviet alliance; the growth of Communism in Asia, Africa and Latin America; and the effects of the Sino-Soviet split on world Communism. Chapters explore the cultures of Communism in the United States, Western Europe and China, and the conflicts engendered by nationalism and the continued need for support from Moscow. With the danger of a new Cold War developing between former and current Communist states and the West, this account of the roots, development and dissolution of the socialist bloc is essential reading.

Norman Naimark taught at Boston University and was a Fellow of the Russian Research Center at Harvard University, Massachusetts, before moving to Stanford University, California, in 1988. At Stanford, he chaired the History Department, was Director of the Russian and East European Center, and directed a series of International Affairs organizations and programs. Previous works include The History of the 'Proletariat' (1979); Terrorists and Social Democrats (1983); The Russians in Germany (1997); Fires of Hatred (2002); Stalin's Genocides (2011); and, most recently, Genocide; A World History (2017). He is presently working on a book about Stalin's policies in Europe after World War II. Silvio Pons is Professor of Contemporary History at the Universita degli Studi di Roma 'Tor Vergata'. He is the President of the Gramsci Foundation in Rome and a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Cold War Studies. Recent publications include Stalin and the Inevitable War (2014); A Dictionary of Twentieth Century Communism (2010) and The Global Revolution. A History of International Communism (2014). He has extensively researched and written on the Cold War, the Soviet Union, European Communism, and global Communism. Sophie Quinn-Judge is the author of Ho Chi Minh: The Missing Years (2002) and the forthcoming, The Third Force in Vietnam: The Elusive Search for Peace. She was Associate Professor of History and Associate Director of the Center for Vietnamese Philosophy, Culture and Society at Temple University before retiring in 2015.