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Paul Mason
In Reds: A Global History of Communism, Paul Mason tells the whole story – from idea, to movement, to regime, to catastrophic failure. Preorder with 50% discount with code REDS2026! Here.
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Reds: A Global History of Communism
Reds tells the global history of communism, going beyond the turmoil of the 20th century
Paul Mason’s startling new book will argue that the desire to live without hierarchy and property is an impulse deeply rooted in our human nature. Reds traces the history of communist ideas through revolts in the ancient and medieval worlds.
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REDS has achieved a Starred Review at
@KirkusReviews ...💥 "A deeply researched, thought-through, essential history of a protean ideology." kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... (shows the cover of the US edition, out in October) 🇺🇸
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I signed 750 copies of Reds: A Global History of Communism yesterday at the amazing Hachette distribution centre in Didcot... thanks to all at Head of Zeus for making this happen. You can preorder the book, with a 50% discount , citing REDS2026! here... shorturl.at/zgDvL
13 Aug 2026 View on Bluesky →
From Plato to perestroika; from the Dead Sea Scrolls to Deepseek - it's all there in Reds: A Global History of Communism - coming soon! Preorder here to get 50% off with code REDS2026! t.co/tCDTbLyhqf
6 Aug 2026 View on Bluesky →
Question: Who was the first revolutionary communist?
Answer: François-Noël Babeuf.... find out why in my new book Reds: A Global History of Communism... preorder here with 50% off! t.co/MqIkAeaWa1
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