In 1989, when fifteen-year-old Jude's mother wins a Fulbright fellowship to study art in Czechoslovakia, the family postpones a planned move to Utah to join her, but the political situation and the move itself are too much for Jude, who is overwhelmed by a previously undiagnosed psychological disorder.
A discussion of communism that defines government and examines its history, principles, ideals, leaders, and political, economic, and social implications.
A history of communism, tracing the origins of the ideology, its manifestation in various countries, its collapse in several nations, and its practice in the twenty-first century.
Collects twenty-six essays that provide varying perspectives on issues concerning Russia, debating the country's role in international politics, if it is moving toward democracy, the influence of Western culture, and its greatest challenges.
Presents eighteen essays on Communism's founders, its rise in Russia, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe, and its political, social, and cultural impacts, and includes a collection of primary source documents, a chronology, and a bibliography.
the turbulent history of a divided continent, 1945-2002
Hitchcock, William I
2003
Chronicles the history of Europe since World War II, focusing on attempts to unify the continent's many nationalities and ideologies, with discussion of Cold War politics, the influence of the U.S. and the Soviet Union, and other topics.
the commie menace in propaganda and popular culture
Barson, Michael
2001
Examines the ways in which popular culture was used as a propaganda tool in uniting the citizens of the U.S. against communism, and cites books, pamphlets, articles, films, and comics created to promote anti-communist sentiment.