Reds: A Global History of Communism by Paul Mason #literature and wonderfully thought-provoking

and wonderfully thought-provoking

each layer more complex than the last

author of The Bright Sword

But the more time the two spend together

PenguinISBN: 9780241987889Extent: 256 pages

Reds: A Global History of Communism by Paul Mason #literature and wonderfully thought-provokingDATE OF RELEASE: 27 AUG 2026 Reds tells the global history of communism, going beyond the turmoil of the 20th century, and exploring communist ideas, movements, and regimes. It starts in antiquity, not in 1917. It centres not just on the obvious leaders and thinkers but asks how the idealism of millions of working class activists could lead to their acquiescence in mass murder, repression and social atomisation. A fact whose legacy unfortunately is