Totalitarianism

Abbott Gleason is a leading scholar of Soviet and Russian history and a contributor to periodicals ranging from The Russian Review to The Atlantic Monthly.

• IntroductionOne.: Fascist OriginsTwo.: A New Kind of State: Italy, Germany, and the Soviet Union in the 1930sThree.: Wartime in the English-Speaking WorldFour.: The Cold WarFive.: Brainwashing: Communist China as a Totalitarian StateSix.: Searching for the Origins of TotalitarianismSeven.: "Totalitarianism" Among the SovietologistsEight.: The Cold War in Postwar Europe: France, Italy, and GermanyNine.: The Cold War in Eastern EuropeTen.: The "Evil Empire"Epilogue. The Russians Call Themselves TotalitarianNotesIndex

Gleason... has now written a full survey of the shifts in meaning the word 'totalitarianism' has undergone. New York Times Book review A fundamental work that reflects on the history of the past half century ... An essential, fascinating, and thought-provoking work of intellectual history. Kirkus Reviews