{"product_id":"to-overthrow-the-world-by-sean-mcmeekin-9781911723530","title":"To Overthrow the World","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt is well worth reading.\u003c\/em\u003e — Wall Street Journal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA sweeping, unsparing history of the oppression meted out to billions of people by Communist regimes.\u003c\/em\u003e — TLS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThree decades since the Soviet Union’s collapse prompted Francis Fukuyama to proclaim the 'End of History', things look different. Russia may no longer be Communist, but Stalin is more admired there than at any time since his death in 1953. The United States has bled power and prestige in uncanny parallel with China’s rise in economic strength and global influence—not least in the US itself. Liberal democratic capitalism seems moribund, while Chinese Communism assimilates the world. How and why did this happen?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn his sweeping history, Sean McMeekin investigates the evolution of Communism from the seductive ideal of a classless society into the ruling doctrine of tyrannical regimes. From Marx’s writings to the global resurgence of Communism in the twenty-first century, McMeekin argues that, despite the endurance of this political system, it remains deeply unpopular. Where it has arisen, it has always arisen by force.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlending narrative with cutting-edge scholarship, \u003cem\u003eTo Overthrow the World\u003c\/em\u003e revolutionises our understanding of Communism—an idea that seemingly cannot die.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eA history of an ideology and its tyrannical adherents who stubbornly refuse to go away.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWhile Soviet Communism collapsed three decades ago, the Chinese model has been thriving and spreading its influence globally.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSean McMeekin is the author of eight award-winning books including \u003cem\u003eStalin's War: A New History of World War\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67712386564332,"sku":"9781911723530","price":69.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781911723530-to-overthrow-the-world-1.jpg?v=1791855499","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/to-overthrow-the-world-by-sean-mcmeekin-9781911723530","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}