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The New Class; An Analysis of the Communist System
by Djilas, Milovan
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Frederick A. Praeger, Publisher, 1957. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Fifth Printing. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, clipped, generally toned and soiled, lightly rubbed at the edges. Black cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, lightly soiled at the edges, clean internally. Djilas's anti-communist manifesto of sorts in which he traces the history of communism's development and "why it cannot, under any circumstances, reach any of its socialist goals.
Synopsis
This classic by an associate of Yugoslavia's Tito created a sensation when it was published in 1957 because it was the first time that a ranking Communist had publicly analyzed his disillusionment with the system.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8843
- Title
- The New Class; An Analysis of the Communist System
- Author
- Djilas, Milovan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Frederick A. Praeger, Publisher
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- Communism, Politics, Revolution, Revolt, Bolshevik, Left, Leftist, Red Scare, Russian Revolution, McCarthy, History, American History, 20th Century History, Russia, USSR, Soviet Union
Terms of Sale
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All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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Woodstock, Illinois
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