{"product_id":"the-red-flag-a-history-of-communism","title":"The Red Flag: A History of Communism","description":"\u003cp\u003eCommunism was one of the most powerful political and intellectual movements the world has ever seen. At the height of their influence  Communists controlled more than a third of the earths surface. But perhaps more astonishing than its rapid rise and extraordinary reach was Communisms sudden  devastating collapse in November of 1989. In The Red Flag  Oxford professor David Priestland tells the epic story of a movement that has taken root in dozens of countries across two hundred years  from its birth after the French Revolution to its ideological maturity in nineteenth-century Germany to its rise to dominance (and subsequent fall) in the twentieth century. Beginning with the first modern Communists in the age of Robespierre  Priestland examines the motives of thinkers and leaders including Marx  Engels  Lenin  Stalin  Castro  Che Guevara  Mao  Ho Chi Minh  Gorbachev  and many others. He also explores the experience of what it meant to live under Communism for its millions of subjects. At a time when global capitalism is in crisis and powerful new political forces have arisen to confront Western democracy  The Red Flag is essential reading if we are to apply the lessons of the past to navigating the future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44959872090165,"sku":"ByrdShop_0802119247","price":32.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780802119247.jpg?v=1770377346","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-red-flag-a-history-of-communism","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}