Revolution from Above

Revolution from Above
Kerry Bolton (Author)
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In Revolution from Above, Dr. Bolton demonstrates that the supposed rivalry between Marxist-inspired movements and capitalism has always been an illusion. Marxism, Communism and liberalism have been and continue to be exploited by the forces of international capitalism to further their global agenda, despite their surface disagreements. Dr. Bolton shows that the ultimate goal of capitalism is to create a worldwide collectivist society of consumers, and Marxism is merely one means of attaining this. He traces this idea back to Plato, through the Illuminati, the Freemasons, the French Revolution, and Communism, and examines the evidence for the existence of a shadowy network of bankers who control a large portion of the world's political and economic power. He then discusses the various instruments this network uses to maintain control, such as tax-exempt foundations and think tanks. Dr. Bolton also reveals how capitalist governments actually worked closely with Communist regimes and, in fact, frustrated genuinely anti-Communist efforts during the Cold War. He discusses the impact this has had on Western society, resulting in such trends as the sexual revolution and the promotion of drug use. Dr. Bolton then brings us up-to-date by discussing the role of the recent "Arab spring" in these ongoing developments. One will never be able to view modern history the same way again after reading Dr. Bolton's arguments and examining the supporting evidence. K. R. Bolton holds doctorates in Historical Theology and Theology; Ph.D. (Hist. Th.), Th.D. as well as in other areas. He is a contributing writer for The Foreign Policy Journal, and a Fellow of the Academy of Social and Political Research in Greece. His papers and articles have been published by both scholarly and popular media, including the International Journal of Social Economics; Journal of Social, Political, and Economic Studies; Geopolitika; World Affairs; India Quarterly; and The Initiate: Journal of Traditional Studies. His work has been translated into Russian, Vietnamese, Italian, Czech, Latvian, Farsi and French.

• Rank: #95963 in Books
• Published on: 2011-09-27
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.39" h x 5.43" w x .59" l, .73 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 258 pages

Description #1 by ValoreBooks.com:

Revolution from Above The Demise of the Soviet System, ISBN-13: 9780415143165, ISBN-10: 0415143160

Description #2 by shopoin.info:

"This study examines the development of hte Syrian state as it has emerged inder thirty-five years of military-Ba'thist rule and, particularly, under president Hafiz al-Asad. It analyzes the way in which the fragility of the post-independence state, unable to contain rising nationalist struggle and class conflict, opened the way to the Ba'th's "revolution from above" transformed Syria's socio-political terrain. the mixed strategy of power concentration under Asad is then examined and the way in which the creation of a presidential monarchy buttressed by trusted kin and clients commanding instruments of repression was combined with the creation of Lenisit-like political organization incorporating a rural constituency. Susequent state-society realtions, including the rise of a new class, Islamic rebellion, the survival of civil society and Asad's resort to political decompression as a substitute for democratization are then surveyed. The author moves on to assess the political economy of economic development, showing how agrarian reform, industrialization and economic liberlization created a more equitable and diverse but fundamentally flawed state-dominated economy.File Size: 649 KBPrint Length: 206 pagesPage Numbers Source ISBN: 0415285682 Simultaneous Device Usage: Up to 4 simultaneous devices, per publisher limitsPublisher: Taylor & Francis (March 20, 2007) Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.Language: EnglishASIN: B000OT8FJA"

Description #3 by LoadLib:

Review Readers...will find a great deal of information on the real state of affairs in the Russian economy and the results of shock therapy; on the transformations post-Soviet society has undergone; and on the government and the opposition.... Revolution from Above will be as valuable for Western radicals as for Russians and students of Russian history.TOIn These Times ...one of the best books yet to appear about what has happened in the former Soviet Union in this last tragic decade.... It is a good book because it is based on a careful, scholarly analysis of a laboriously collected treasury of facts.... This book is an eye-opener for anyone who is tired of the prevailing wisdom about today's Russia.TOMonthly Review The account is distinguished from many others by its critical perspective, which is to be welcomed....TOSimon Clarke, University of Warwick, Contemporary Sociology