Maoism in the Developed World

Alexander surveys the most important dissident movement within International Communism in the developed world since World War II. He traces its origins, the issues that differentiated the movement from Moscow-oriented communism, and shows why the movement had an attraction for both traditional communists and others of the left.

Examining the movement by region and then by country, he describes the appearance and evolution of the Maoist Communist parties throughout North America, Europe, Japan and Ociania. An important resource for all scholars and researchers involved with the history of communism.

List of contents

Preface
Introduction
United States and Canada
Maoism in the United States and Canada
The Progressive Labor Party
U.S. Maoists Originating in the New Left of The 1960s
Canadian Maoism
Europe
Maoism in Non-Communist Europe
Austrian Maoism
Belgian Maoism
Maoism in Cyprus
French Maoism
Maoism in the German Federal Republic
Maoism in Great Britain
Greek Maoism
Irish Maoism
Italian Maoism
Maoism in Luxembourg
Maoism in the Netherlands
Portuguese Maoism
Maoism in San Marino
Maoism in Scandinavia
Maoism in Spain
Swiss Maoism
Turkish Maoism
Asia and Oceania
Japanese Maoism
Australian Maoism
Maoism in New Zealand
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Robert Alexander is Associate Professor of English Language and Literature at Brock University, Ontario, Canada. A former reporter, his academic work has appeared in Literary Journalism Studies, Language and Communication, Semiotic Inquiry/Recherches Sémiotiques, and Criticism.

Product details

• Authors: Alexander Robert J.
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.07.2001
• EAN: 9780275961480
• ISBN: 978-0-275-96148-0
• No. of pages: 232
• Weight: 539 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Marxism & Communism, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Industrialized / Developed Countries, Global North / Industrialized or developed countries, Politics, Law, and Government: Comparative Politics