George Derwent Thomson (1903–1987)

Pretty decent introduction to the ideas of Marxism-Leninism Mao. Probably not an easy read for someone new to the subject so I wouldn't really recommend it without a grasp of communist terms. It does provide a useful summary of the key elements, which makes it useful for an introduction if you have the basics down. It uses lots of Lenin/Stalin/Mao quotes to make its points, which is something that's good and I'd rather more things that rely on their authority did. Although it's obviously positive about all these people, it avoids the hagiographic style you sometimes see. Overall it's decent. Nothing too exciting, but it gets the job done.

(Sad to see him excited about the cultural revolution. Hindsight :()… (mehr)