Sean McMeekin

Sean McMeekin is Francis Flournoy Professor of European History and Culture at Bard College.

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Red Hook, NY
2 Posts

Podcast #253: A Brief History of Communism

Jonathan Kay speaks with Bard College historian Sean McMeekin about his new book, To Overthrow the World: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Communism.

Quillette / Sean McMeekin

4 Oct 2024 · 16 min read

Detail from Der große deutsche Bauernkrieg (The Great German Peasants’ War), a 1955 painting by Max Lingner (1888–1959).

Where Virtue Meets Terror: A Brief History of Proto-Communism

In a new book on the history of communism, Sean McMeekin traces the movement’s roots to egalitarian creeds embraced throughout history by prophets, philosophers, utopians, and serfs.

Sean McMeekin

10 Sep 2024 · 18 min read