Mark Sandle – författare

This new study draws upon a wide variety of sources East and West, textual and visual, newspaper and memoir, academic and popular to try and understand the reasons why Gorbachev still appears to be such an enigmatic figure.

The twentieth century cannot be properly understood unless we understand communism: its origins, growth, demise and legacy. This brief overview of the history of communism challenges us to think about its role in shaping the contemporary world. This book shows how the modern communist movement emerged out of radical millenarian movements of the Middle Ages and the English Civil War, becoming a mass movement of industrial society, seeking to overturn capitalism and replace it with a society of equality, justice, harmony and co-operation. It traces the growth of modern communism from its beginnings in the early nineteenth century to its position of global power at the end of the Second World War. Why did communism grow so quickly? Why did it spread to turn almost half of the world red by the mid-1970s? What impact did it have upon capitalism and capitalist society?

Why did communism grow so quickly? Why did it spread to turn almost half of the world red by the mid-1970s? What impact did it have upon capitalism and capitalist society?Communism is a concise introduction to one of the most important and influential movements of the 20th century. It shows how the modern communist movement emerged out of radical millenarian movements of the Middle Ages and the English Civil War, becoming a mass movement of industrial society, seeking to overturn capitalism and replace it with a society of equality, justice, harmony and co-operation. It traces the growth of modern communism from its beginnings in the early nineteenth century to its position of global power at the end of the Second World War. Mark Sandle investigates the ultimate failure of communism as a political ideology, and concludes by asking how far the historical record of communism has been used to conceal the historical record of capitalism.Ideal for courses in both History and Politics.

This is a new and original approach to the study of the Second World War, one of the most tragic periods of modern history, exploring the its human dimensions– such as courage, solidarity, resilience, vengeance, hate, loss and ingenuity – in all their complexity and diversity. Combining narrative, stories, case-studies and analysis, Mark Sandle presents a picture of the war as seen through the lens of the people who fought and died, the people who survived, the people who waited, the people who tortured, the people who suffered and the people who resisted. It draws from examples across the different theatres of conflict, from the battle-front, the home front and the prison camp to provide a holistic account of the war as seen from London, Moscow, Washington, Tokyo, Warsaw, Berlin and beyond. The first truly human account of the war, this book invites readers to understand the war as it was experienced by others, and so confront the lingering ethnic and national stereotypes which continue to distort our perspective on this most important episode of recent history. Humanity and Inhumanity in the Second World War provides a truly original perspective on the Second World War, making it a refreshing, engaging and informative book for students of the conflict.

This is a new and original approach to the study of the Second World War, one of the most tragic periods of modern history, exploring the its human dimensions– such as courage, solidarity, resilience, vengeance, hate, loss and ingenuity – in all their complexity and diversity. Combining narrative, stories, case-studies and analysis, Mark Sandle presents a picture of the war as seen through the lens of the people who fought and died, the people who survived, the people who waited, the people who tortured, the people who suffered and the people who resisted. It draws from examples across the different theatres of conflict, from the battle-front, the home front and the prison camp to provide a holistic account of the war as seen from London, Moscow, Washington, Tokyo, Warsaw, Berlin and beyond. The first truly human account of the war, this book invites readers to understand the war as it was experienced by others, and so confront the lingering ethnic and national stereotypes which continue to distort our perspective on this most important episode of recent history. Humanity and Inhumanity in the Second World War provides a truly original perspective on the Second World War, making it a refreshing, engaging and informative book for students of the conflict.