communism

Presents an narrative account of the historical events leading up to the tearing down of the Berlin Wall in November of 1989.

Presents Karl Marx's 1848 treatise on the economic, political, and social conditions of the working class, which served as the platform of the Communist League.

Traces the history of communism through the French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, and the ideas of Karl Marx, discussing how it has helped shape the history of the twentieth century.

The famous document which contains the very essense of communism, as envisioned by Marx and Engels. Since it was first published, it has set alight the intellectuals and revolutionaries of Europe.

Explores the era of the Hollywood blacklist and its aftermath, focusing on where blacklistees went after they were driven out of Hollywood.

Presents a concise edition of the 1848 treatise on the economic, political, and social conditions of the working class, which served as the platform of the Communist League and subsequent Communist movement. Includes an introduction and an analysis of its impact.

Recounts the experiences of Shukhov, a prisoner at a Soviet work camp in Siberia, as he struggles for survival.

In the Bronx, New York, during the McCarthy era, twelve-year-old Jamie keeps a terrible secret about her family, but when the truth is exposed, her parents lose their jobs and she is fired from the school newspaper.

In Communist China in 1966, eight-year-old Leap Forward learns about freedom while flying kites with his best friend, by trying to get a caged wild bird to sing, and through the music he is learning to play on a bamboo flute. Includes author's notes on his childhood in Beijing, life under Mao Zedong, and the Cultural Revolution.