Communism

Here are entered works on revolutionary ideologies or movements inspired by Marx and advocating the abolition of private property, dictatorship of the proletariat, and gradual disappearance of the state. Present day communist movements are characterized by collective ownership of the means of production and totalitarian, single party governments.
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85029120
- info:lc/authorities/sh85029120
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85029120#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Bolshevism
- Communist movements
- Leninism
- Maoism
- Marxism
- Trotskyism
Use For
- Marxism
- Maoism
- Leninism
- Bolshevism
Broader Terms
- Collectivism
- Totalitarianism
Narrower Terms
Related Terms
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://d-nb.info/gnd/4031892-8
LC Classification
- HX1-HX780.9
General Notes
- Here are entered works on revolutionary ideologies or movements inspired by Marx and advocating the abolition of private property, dictatorship of the proletariat, and gradual disappearance of the state. Present day communist movements are characterized by collective ownership of the means of production and totalitarian, single party governments.
Change Notes
- 2001-08-01: new
- 2001-10-04: revised

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