The Great Lie: Classic and Recent Appraisals of Ideology and Totalitarianism (Religion and Contemporary Culture) Paperback – August 15, 2011

If you want to deepen your understanding of totalitarianism, perhaps due to concerns about Trump's self-styled 'plutofascism' ... this is the read for you.

During the 20th Century, regimes came to power in Soviet Russia, Fascist Italy, and Nazi Germany that sought to implement and spread totalitarian ideologies. This scholarly compilation of essays provides a fascinating variety of perspectives on the origins of totalitarian ideologies, the rise of totalitarian regimes, the nature of totalitarian regimes, and the destructive effects of totalitarian ideologies and regimes during the 20th Century. The authors of the various essays came from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences, including philosophers, historians, political scientists, journalists, literary figures, and dissidents living under totalitarian regimes.This book is not suitable for casual reading. It is aimed at readers with a serious interest in how totalitarian ideologies and regimes arose during the 20th Century, their complex nature, how they severely damaged societies and human relationships, and how they led to much death and destruction. Some knowledge of 20th Century history and 20th Century political theory would help a reader to better understand the context and significance of the various essays in this book.