International Maoism in the Developing World

by Robert J. Alexander

The Maoist movement was the most important dissident force within International Communism in the period following World War II. Based on first-hand observation as well as the scattered research on the Maoist movements, Alexander examines the circumstances that attracted people to the movement in each country and the evolution of the movement. Scholars and researchers interested in Marxism in the developing world will be able to trace the origins and fate of Maoist groups in Latin America, Albania, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

360 pages, Hardcover

First published November 30, 1999

Reviews

[Kersplebedeb · Rating 2 out of 5]

While i enjoyed the quick, short overview style of this book, with easy to read chapters that stand on their own dealing with Maoism in different first world countries, i was disappointed by the poor quality of research into the Canadian Maoist movement, a weakness which made me unsure of how reliable the facts were in any of the other sections. i'm not saying it was ideologically unsound or excessively biased or anything like that, just had some glaring gaps from even a basic academic point of view.

[Michael · Rating 2 out of 5]

His earlier book, on Trotskyism was far better. Methinks because Alexander an old social democratic historian who focused on Latin American radical movements was more sympatico with Trotskyism, given his anti-Stalinism , than with Maoism, whether in China or elsewhere.