This book describes the background to communism in the Industrial Revolution and the ideas of Karl Marx. It traces the story of the Russian and Chinese Revolutions, the Cold War and the fall of the Iron Curtain, and it considers whether there is a future for communism in the 21st century.

 

This book features in the following series: Ideas Of the Modern Worl, Ideas Of the Modern World .

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2000 by Hachette Children's Group .

Nigel Ritchie graduated in Social Anthropology, before beginning his career as a freelance writer. He has written on a diverse range of subjects including: ancient and modern history, American Indians, popular culture, inventions and volcanoes. He lives in London.