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Xxi, 922 Pp. Black Cloth, Gilt. Illustrated Endpapers (Chessboard). First Edition Stated On Title Page, And Scarce Thus. Wear, Gilt Brilliant, Small Frays At Corners, Name Blacked Out At Front, Name Stamp Of A Political Scientist At Rear, Front Hinge Cracked Before The Title Page. Frederick Lewis Schuman (1904?1981) Was A Professor Of History At Williams College (For 32 Years After He Had Taught At The University Of Chicago), An Analyst Of International Relations, And A Social Scientist, Focusing On The Period Between World War I And World War Ii. In 1932, Amid The Great Depression And Widespread Disillusionment About Capitalism's Prospects, Schuman Had Signed An Open Letter Supporting The League Of Professional Groups For Foster And Ford, Candidates Of The Communist Party Of The United States In That Year's Presidential Election. In A 1936 Article Titled "Liberalism And Communism Reconsidered" He Sought To Reconcile Liberal And Marxist Viewpoints, Arguing Both Had Common Interests Against Fascism. Despite Such Activity, However, Schuman Later Wrote That "The Major Premises Of Marxism, Viewed In Retrospect, Are Demonstrably False. . . No Civilized Society Has Ever Been, Or Can Ever Be, 'Classless' Or 'Stateless.' Total Socialism, Where Achieved, Thus Far Resembles Aldous Huxley's Brave New World Or George Orwell's 1984 Far More Than Plato's Perfect Polity Or Sir Thomas More's Utopia. On The Night Of December 7, 1941, Schuman Told An Audience At The Ford Hall Forum, "The Nazis, Fascists, And Japanese Have Made One Tragic Blunder. They Allowed Themselves To Believe That The Work Of Disintegration In America Had Gone Far Enough For Them To Strike. They're Wrong." He Also Said That The United States Should Lead "A New World Order And World Unity." He Urged Recognition Of The Free French And Aid To Governments-In-Exile In Overthrowing Quisling Regimes, Leading Toward The Overthrow Of Hitler. He Predicted That Japan Could Fight For Only Three Or Four Months. He Was Attacked By The House Un-American Activities Committee In 1943 As Having A Record Of "Communist Affiliations" And Was Later Assailed By Senator Joseph R. Mccarthy. He Denied The Accusations And Successfully Withstood Efforts By The Committee To Have Him Removed As A Government Analyst Of German Radio Broadcasts, A Post That He Held For Several Months In 1942 And 1943 While He Was On Leave From Williams. The Professor Undertook Several-Very Public Political And Social Battles At Williams, Including His Much-Publicized Refusal To Attend Ceremonies During A Visit From Lady Bird Johnson, Which He Considered To Be The College's Tacit Indication Of Support For The Johnson Administration's Involvement In The Vietnam War. The Term "Geo-Strategy" Was First Used By Schuman In His 1942 Article "Let Us Learn Our Geopolitics." Schuman's Book Soviet Politics At Home And Abroad Was Criticised By Dwight Macdonald As "A Neo-Stalinist Survey?? A More Positive Review Stated, "To Those Who Do Not Share The Outlook Of A Particular Author, His Convictions Are Apt To Appear Biased Or Prejudiced. None The Less, He Has Made An Earnest Attempt At A Balanced And Temperate Account Of Soviet Development, And Has Achieved A Very Considerable Measure Of Success.? Schuman's Russia Since 1917 (Which Was In Some Ways An Updated Version Of Soviet Politics At Home And Abroad) Was Described By Kirkus Reviews As "A Compendium, Elaborately Researched And As Fair-Minded As Anyone Could Reasonably Desire. The International Socialist Review Accused The Author Of Having "No Understanding Of Marxism" And Of A "Vilification Of Trotsky And The Left Opposition," But Considered Certain Other Aspects Of The Book To Be Valuable And Claimed Schuman's Argument That "The Double-Crossing And Chicanery Of Allied Diplomacy Was Due To The Hope That The 'Fascist Triplice' Would Save 'Civilization' From Bolshevism, Is Ironclad.".
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