War and Communism

The Violent Consequences of Ideological Warfare in the 20th Century

Volume editor Tobias Hirschmüller Volume editor Frank Jacob

Book cover: War and Communism

Extent: 394 pages

Publisher: Brill | Schöningh

Subjects: Twentieth- & Twenty-First- Century History

Series: War (Hi) Stories

Series volume number: 11

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(May 2022)

ISBN: 9783506793683

6.1 x 9.25 inches

Price: $144.00

In stock

From a global perspective, the historical relationship between war and communism throughout the 20th century is discussed in this book. Communist theory was supposed to lead to a classless society that would thereby overcome nationalism, imperialism, violence, and eventually war itself. Regardless of the theoretical assumption that a communist utopia would end wars forever, communism very often related to war, not only in a theoretical sense, but also in the actual historical process. How communist theorists interpreted war, argued for or against it and tried to sanction the use of violence in the name of a communist utopia are questions for this anthology about an “unnatural interrelationship”. At the same time, the contributions of this volume take a closer look at violent responses against communism during the 20th century.

  • Volume editor Tobias Hirschmüller
  • Volume editor Frank Jacob