Appeals of Communism / / Gabriel Abraham Almond.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
• VerfasserIn: Almond, Gabriel Abraham,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]; ©1954
• प्रकाशन का वर्ष : 2015
• भाषा: English
• श्रृंखला: Princeton Legacy Library ; 2109
• भौतिक वर्णन: 1 online resource (438 p.)

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...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Foreword
• Preface and Acknowledgments
• Contents
• PART I. The Structure of Communist Communication
• Chapter 1. The Communist Militant: Ends and Means
• Chapter 2. The Power-oriented Tactician
• Chapter 3. Esoteric and Exoteric Communication
• PART II. How The Movement is Perceived and Experienced
• Chapter 4. The Perception of Goals and Theory
• Chapter 5. The Perception of Tactical Aspects
• Chapter 6. Doctrine and Practice
• PART III. Social and Psychological Characteristics
• Chapter 7. Social Characteristics
• Chapter 8. Political Characteristics
• Chapter 9. Susceptibility to Communism
• Chapter 10. Types of Neurotic Susceptibility
• PART IV. The Process of Defection
• Chapter 11. Types and Patterns of Dissatisfaction
• Chapter 12. Defection and Readjustment
• PART V. Conclusions
• Chapter 13. Conclusions and Implications
• Appendix 1. The Sample of Ex-Communists
• Appendix 2. Interviewing Guides
• Index