Download or read book Trotskyism and Maoism written by A. Belden Fields and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1988 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The theory and practice of communism today does not adhere rigidly to the dogma of the Communist Party. This book provides a systematic comparison of Trotsyist and Maoist politics in theory and practice. Pulling together material from widely scattered sources into a comprehensive framework, Trotskyism and Maoism follows the development of the Trotskyist and Maoist movements in France and in the United States from the 1930s to the present. Scholars of political theory, Western European studies, and social history will applaud its publication.