The Naked Communist
Author | W. Cleon Skousen |
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Illustrator | Arnold Friberg |
Cover artist | Izzard Ink Publishing |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Subject | Communism and Socialism |
Published | 1958, 2014 (Izzard Ink Publishing) |
Pages | 398 |
ISBN | 978-1630720797 |
335.4 22 | |
LC Class | HX44 .S5585 2009 |
The Naked Communist is a 1958 book by an ex FBI agent, United States author and political theorist W. Cleon Skousen.[1][2] The book has been reprinted several times, the most recent of which was a 2014 printing through Izzard Ink Publishing, and has sold more than 1 million copies.[3]
Synopsis
The author posits a geopolitical strategy by which the Marxist–Leninist Soviet Union was attempting to overcome and control all the governments of the world that were not members of the Communist bloc.[4]
Reception
Max Blumenthal heavily criticized the book in his 2009 book Republican Gomorrah, where he dismissed it as a "right-peddling conspiracy tract".[5] In contrast, the book has been highly praised by American conservatives Glenn Beck and Ben Carson,[6] the latter of whom stated that “The Naked Communist lays out the whole progressive plan. It is unbelievable how fast it has been achieved.”[7][8][9]
References
- ↑ Umbr(a): The Object. The Center for the Study of Psychoanalysis and Culture. 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
- ↑ Vegső, Roland (2012). The Naked Communist: Cold War Modernism and the Politics of Popular Culture. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780823245581. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
- ↑ Haddock, Sharon. "Beck's backing bumps Skousen book to top". Deseret News. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
- ↑ Forest Glen Durland (March 24, 2003). "Communist Goals (1963)". Retrieved December 13, 2014.
- ↑ Blumenthal, Max (2009). Republican Gomorrah: Inside the Movement That Shattered the Party. Nation Books. p. 331. ISBN 1568583982. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
- ↑ Wilentz, Sean (October 18, 2010). "Confounding Fathers". The New Yorker. 86 (32): 32. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
- ↑ "The Kelly File with Ben Carson". The Kelly File with Ben Carson. YouTube.
- ↑ "Urban Faith The Naked Communist". Urban Faith The Naked Communist. Urban Faith.
- ↑ Mattingly, Phil. "Ben Carson's Longshot Presidential Bid Suddenly Looks a Lot More Realistic". Bloomberg. Retrieved June 12, 2015.