Revolutionary monsters : five men who turned liberation into tyranny /
Critchlow, Donald T., 1948-
Revolutionary monsters : five men who turned liberation into tyranny / Donald T. Critchlow. - xviii, 206 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-192) and index.
Introduction: The Revolutionary Mind -- Chapter 1: Lenin : Monster as Dictator -- Chapter 2: Mao : Revolutionary Destroyer -- Chapter 3: Castro : Megalomania Empowered -- Chapter 4: Robert Mugabe : Monster of Zimbabwe -- Chapter 5: Khomeini : God and the State -- Lessons learned?
"Revolutionary Monsters presents a collective biography of five modern day revolutionaries who came into power calling for the liberation of the people only to end up killing millions of people in the name of revolution: Lenin (Russia), Mao (China), Castro (Cuba), Mugabe (Zimbabwe), and Khomeini (Iran). Revolutionary Monsters explores basic questions about the revolutionary personality, and examines how these revolutionaries came to envision themselves as prophets of a new age"--Inside jacket.
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GBC1D6186 bnb
020298905 Uk
Revolutionaries--History--20th century.
Dictators--History--20th century.
Heads of state--History--20th century.
History, Modern--20th century.
Revolutionaries--Psychology.
Heads of state--Psychology.
Revolutionary monsters : five men who turned liberation into tyranny / Donald T. Critchlow. - xviii, 206 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-192) and index.
Introduction: The Revolutionary Mind -- Chapter 1: Lenin : Monster as Dictator -- Chapter 2: Mao : Revolutionary Destroyer -- Chapter 3: Castro : Megalomania Empowered -- Chapter 4: Robert Mugabe : Monster of Zimbabwe -- Chapter 5: Khomeini : God and the State -- Lessons learned?
"Revolutionary Monsters presents a collective biography of five modern day revolutionaries who came into power calling for the liberation of the people only to end up killing millions of people in the name of revolution: Lenin (Russia), Mao (China), Castro (Cuba), Mugabe (Zimbabwe), and Khomeini (Iran). Revolutionary Monsters explores basic questions about the revolutionary personality, and examines how these revolutionaries came to envision themselves as prophets of a new age"--Inside jacket.
9781684511242 1684511240
GBC1D6186 bnb
020298905 Uk
Revolutionaries--History--20th century.
Dictators--History--20th century.
Heads of state--History--20th century.
History, Modern--20th century.
Revolutionaries--Psychology.
Heads of state--Psychology.