The appeals of communism /

This study, based on an extensive program of interviewing former American, British, French, and Italian Communists, provides many answers to these questions and gives a convincing insight into the motivations, tensions, and loyalties of Party members. First, the book examines Communist literature (t...

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Main Author: Almond, Gabriel A. 1911-2002
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1954.
Series:Princeton legacy library.
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Table of Contents:
  • PART 1: The Structure of Communist Communication
  • The Communist Militant: Ends and Means
  • The Power-oriented Tactician
  • Esoteric and Exoteric Communication
  • PART 2: How the Movement is Perceived and Experienced
  • The Perception of Goals and Theory
  • The Perception of Tactical Aspects
  • Doctrine and Practice
  • PART 3: Social and Psychological Characteristics
  • Social Characteristics
  • Political Characteristics
  • Susceptibility to Communism
  • Types of Neurotic Susceptibility
  • PART 4: The Process of Defection
  • Types and Patterns of Dissatisfaction
  • Defection and Readjustment.