Courses - Spring 2023
GVPT459H
Seminar in Comparative Politics; The Rise and Fall of Communism
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Restriction: Must be in Government & Politics Honors Program.
This course examines the rise and fall of communism both as a utopian theory and institutional practice in the 20th century. We will discuss Communism's main ideological sources, key notions, as well as the most significant events in the dynamics of communism. The course will explain the appeal of revolutionary politics and the role of "true believers" in totalitarian mass movements.
This course examines the rise and fall of communism both as a utopian theory and institutional practice in the 20th century. We will discuss Communism's main ideological sources, key notions, as well as the most significant events in the dynamics of communism. The course will explain the appeal of revolutionary politics and the role of "true believers" in totalitarian mass movements.
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University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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