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Interesting list of books. Is it just me or we are seeing a large number of books (not just here and not just books) dealing with the failures of communism, sov
by timurlenk 16y ago
Interesting list of books. Is it just me or we are seeing a large number of books (not just here and not just books) dealing with the failures of communism, soviet russia and china?
I'm wondering, are we fearing the comeback of these ideologies or what's the reason behind this surge in popularity?
- jfb 16y agoWell, it is the Economist.
- jfb 16y agoTo which I should add: their book reviews are uniformly excellent, which is to be expected considering the quality of the paper itself. FULL DISCLOSURE: I've been dragging down their median subscriber salary for 20+ years now.
- klbarry 16y agoThat's one of the best ways to say "I've used this product" I've ever seen.
- quanticle 16y agoI don't know about Soviet Russia and Soviet Communism, but I think the latest China-bashing is the inevitable backlash against the "China ascendant" and "Chinese Century" hype of a few years ago.