Tariq Ali The Dilemmas of Lenin (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Dilemmas of LeninCondition: NewEAN: 9781786631114ISBN: 9781786631114Publisher: Verso BooksFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 04/24/2018Item Height: 210mmItem Length: 140mmAuthor: Tariq AliLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: Terrorism, War, Empire, Love, RevolutionISBN-10: 1786631113Description: Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, leader of the October 1917 uprising, is one of the most misunderstood leaders of the twentieth century. In his own time, there were many, even among his enemies, who acknowledged the full magnitude of his intellectual and political achievements. But his legacy has been lost in misinterpretation; he is worshipped but rarely read.Tariq Ali explores the two major influences on Lenin's thought - the turbulent history of Tsarist Russia and the birth of the international labour movement - and explains how Lenin confronted dilemmas that still cast a shadow over the present. Is terrorism ever a viable strategy? Is support for imperial wars ever justified? Can politics be made without a party? Was the seizure of power in 1917 morally justified? Should he have parted company from his wife and lived with his lover?In The Dilemmas of Lenin, Ali provides an insightful portrait of Lenin's deepest preoccupations and underlines the clarity and vigour of his theoretical and political formulations. He concludes with an affecting account of Lenin's last two years, when he realized that "we knew nothing" and insisted that the revolution had to be renewed lest it wither and die.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Width: 28mmItem Weight: 409gGenre: HistoryTopic: Biography, Law & PoliticsRelease Year: 2018 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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