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1	Animal Farm more books like this by George Orwell Orwell's 1945 fable about the power struggles among animals on a farm parallels the situation in Russia at the time as Orwell saw it; the characters include the ruthless pig Stalin, his idealistic Trotsky-like adversary, and the simple, kindly horse who represents the common man. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.14! \| first editions \| SVS
2	1984 more books like this by George Orwell George Orwell's celebrated and always timely 1948 vision of a world subsumed in tyranny and war describes the process of events by which Winston Smith, a London clerk at the Ministry of Truth, comes to understand the true nature and aims of the government he works for, and portrays his doomed attempt to create a private life for himself and his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Fahrenheit 451 more books like this by Ray Bradbury In this classic of dystopian science fiction, censorship is so prevalent that "firemen" are entrusted with the task of burning books to keep the citizenry away from anything that might cause dissent. Suicides are commonplace, and people drug themselves with pills, thrills, and the meaningless programming that pours from four-wall television. Guy ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Nineteen eighty-four more books like this by George Orwell George Orwell's celebrated and always timely 1948 vision of a world subsumed in tyranny and war describes the process of events by which Winston Smith, a London clerk at the Ministry of Truth, comes to understand the true nature and aims of the government he works for, and portrays his doomed attempt to create a private life for himself and his ... see all copies from $2.98! new only from $8.87! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Road to Serfdom more books like this by Friedrich A Von Hayek This classic by one of the 20th century's leading libertarian thinkers has established itself beside the works of Orwell and others as a timeless meditation on the relationship between human freedom and government authority. Hayek argues that empowering government with increasing economic control leads not to utopia but to horrors such those seen ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left from Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning more books like this by Jonah Goldberg Replacing myths with research, Goldberg shows that the original fascists were really on the Left and that liberals, from Woodrow Wilson to FDR to Hillary Clinton, have advocated policies and principles remarkably similar to those of Hitlers National Socialism. see all copies from $15.83! new only from $15.83! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Darkness at noon more books like this by Arthur Koestler Darkness At Noon stands as an unequaled fictional portrayal of the nightmare politics of our time. Its hero is an aging revolutionary, imprisoned and psychologically tortured by the Party to which he has dedicated his life. As the pressure to confess preposterous crimes increases, he re-lives a career that embodies the terrible ironies and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.39! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Escape from Freedom more books like this by Erich Fromm This landmark work is a classic of both psychology and sociology. The premise is that if humanity cannot live with the responsibilities of freedom, it will probably turn to authoritarianism. Few books have thrown such light on the forces that shape modern society. First published in 1941, the book is especially pertinent in light of recent debates ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.98! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Animal Farm and 1984 more books like this by George Orwell, A M Heath, Christopher Hitchens (Introduction by) This combined edition of two George Orwell classics into one hardback volume contains a new introduction by Christopher Hitchens, who wrote a successful biography of Orwell last fall. see all copies from $13.58! new only from $16.73! \| SVS
10	The Coming of the Third Reich more books like this by Richard J Evans This study of Hitler's rise to power in Germany analyzes that country's demise from Europe's most modern and progressive state, in 1900, to one that, by 1930, was ready to choose a man like Hitler to lead them. This is the first volume in a projected three-volume history of Nazi Germany. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Animal farm; a fairy story more books like this by George Orwell Orwell's 1945 fable about the power struggles among animals on a farm parallels the situation in Russia at the time as Orwell saw it; the characters include the ruthless pig Stalin, his idealistic Trotsky-like adversary, and the simple, kindly horse who represents the common man. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Origins of Totalitarianism more books like this by Professor Hannah Arendt Recognized on publicaton as the definitive account of its subject and ten years later hailed as a classic by the "Times Literary Supplement," this remarkable book has been foremost wherever the characteristics and problems of the twentieth century are discussed. Dr. Arendt's study begins with an account of the rise in the nineteenth century and ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $8.36! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Road to Serfdom: Text and Documents more books like this by Friedrich A Von Hayek, Dr. Bruce Caldwell (Editor) An unimpeachable classic work in political philosophy, intellectual and cultural history, and economics, "The Road to Serfdom" has inspired and infuriated politicians, scholars, and general readers for half a century. Originally published in 1944--when Eleanor Roosevelt supported the efforts of Stalin, and Albert Einstein subscribed lock, stock, ... see all copies from $10.48! new only from $10.62! \| SVS
14 view cover	Hitler's Second Book: The Unpublished Sequel to Mein Kampf more books like this by Adolf Hitler, Gerhard L Weinberg (Editor), Krista Smith (Translator) Hitler's followup to MEIN KAMPF was discovered in 1958 by historian Weinberg, who was going through German archives. The German manuscript is here translated, with commentary by Weinberg. Like MEIN KAMPF, it contains Hitler's views on the destiny of the German people and the future of Europe. see all copies from $8.28! new only from $8.28! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Trial: A New Translation Based on the Restored Text more books like this by Franz Kafka, Breon Mitchell (Translator) Kafka's exploration of the psychological terror inherent in everyday life is both allegorical and stunningly realistic. A bank employee named Joseph K. is accused of a crime he not only did not commit but doesn't even understand. He is released, but thereafter enslaved to a legal system that requires him to continue to go to court to defend his ... see all copies from $4.98! new only from $6.42! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte more books like this by Karl Marx One of Karl Marx's most profound and most brilliant monographs, this title may be considered the best work extant on the philosophy of history. For all serious students, the "Brumaire" is the book for those who wish to deepen their knowledge on Marxian political conceptions. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Mussolini's Italy: Life Under the Dictatorship 1915-1945 more books like this by R J B Bosworth The author brings to life the period in which Italians participated in one of the 20th century's largest, most notorious, and ultimately ruinous political experiments--Fascism--under Benito Mussolini and his henchmen. see all copies from $4.99! new only from $4.99! \| first editions
18 view cover	Eclipse of the Sun more books like this by Michael O'Brien In this fast-paced, reflective novel, (the second in a trilogy following Strangers and Sojourners) Michael O'Brien presents the dramatic tale of a family that finds itself in the path of a totalitarian government. Set in the near future, the story describes the rise of a police state in North America in which every level of society is infected ... see all copies from $8.72! new only from $12.77! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Palace of Dreams more books like this by Ismail Kadare Kadare calls this novel "the most courageous book I have written." Banned in his native Albania, it involves a secret police that spies not only on its citizens' lives but on their dreams. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.18! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Facing the extreme : moral life in the concentration camps more books like this by Tzvetan Todorov The Nazi concentration camps and Soviet gulag provide the context for this acclaimed examination of the human capacity for moral life. Drawing on a striking array of documents, Todorov reconstructs a vivid portrait of those who ran the camps and those who suffered their outrages. His complex and profound study restores a lost dimension to an ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.90! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The Last Summer of Reason more books like this by Tahar Djaout, Marjolijn de Jager (Translator), Wole Soyinka (Foreword by) The author of this novel was murdered by Islamic fundamentalists in Algeria in 1993. The novel is about Boualem Yekker, a bookseller struggling valiantly to keep literature alive in a society that is being overwhelmed by a repressive conservative movement. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.99! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Reckless Mind: Intellectuals in Politics more books like this by Mark Lilla A New York Times Notable Book for 2002. see all copies from $3.56! new only from $5.94! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Vital Center: The Politics of Freedom more books like this by Arthur Meier Schlesinger, Jr. The Vital Center is an eloquent and incisive defense of liberal democracy against its rivals to the left and to the right, communism and fascism. It shows how the failures of free society had led to the mass escape from freedom and sharpened the appeal of totalitarian solutions. It calls for a radical reconstruction of the democratic faith based ... see all copies from $4.91! new only from $5.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The Dictators: Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia more books like this by Richard Overy This magisterial study of the two major totalitarian systems of the 20th century draws on the author's prodigious learning and employs a somewhat new approach to historiography. Previously, historians tended to study Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia separately, with the idea that what they had in common was that each was sui generis, of its ... see all copies from $6.28! new only from $13.78! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Color of Blood more books like this by Brian Moore Moore's novel is a thoughtful examination of the struggle between the Catholic Church and the Communist regime in Eastern Europe. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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