Sitaram Yechury
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Sitaram Yechury
Sitaram Yechury is the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and ex-member of the Rajya Sabha.
- Red OctoberINR 250
The first socialist state in history lasted only seventy years. This is a very small period of time in the scope of world history. Its achievements have been pilloried – its demise being the ...
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Carl A. Linden
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Paul Amar
PAUL AMAR is associate professor in the Global and International Studies Program at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
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Tom Nairn
Tom Nairn is a Scottish political theorist of nationalism. He is an Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Government and International Affairs at Durham University, UK.
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Sheema Kermani
Sheema Kermani is a classical dancer, teacher, theatre practitioner, choreographer and women's rights activist. She is founder and head of Tehrik-e-Niswan Cultural Action Group, dedicated to improv
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Brian Pollitt
Brian Pollitt has worked in Cuba, Chile and Nicaragua. His later research has focused on problems of transition in socialist economies. He has held teaching and research positions at the Universiti
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Patrick Hoenig
Patrick Hoenig is visiting professor at the Academy of International Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
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Ken Spillman
Ken Spillman (born 11 June 1959) is a writer, editor and critic based in Perth, Australia.
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Filipa Lowndes Vicente
Filipa Lowndes Vicente is a researcher at the Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon (ICS-UL), Portugal.