The Naked Communist
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| Author | W. Cleon Skousen |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Arnold Friberg |
| Cover artist | Izzard Ink Publishing |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Communism Socialism |
| Published | 1958, 2014 (Izzard Ink Publishing) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 398 |
| ISBN | 978-1630720797 |
| 335.4 22 | |
| LC Class | HX44 .S5585 2009 |
The Naked Communist is a 1958 book by American political theorist W. Cleon Skousen, a former FBI employee.[1][2] The book has been reprinted several times, most recently in a 2014 printing through Izzard Ink Publishing, and it has sold more than 1 million copies.[3]
The book states that the Marxist–Leninist Soviet Union is attempting to a geopolitical strategy to overcome and control all of the world's governments that are 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, "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.
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