From a global perspective the historical relationship between war and communism throughout the
20th century is discussed in this book.Communist theory was supposed to lead to a classless
society that would thereby overcome nationalism imperialism violence and eventually war
itself. Regardless of the theoretical assumption that a communist utopia would end wars forever
communism very often related to war not only in a theoretical sense but also in the actual
historical process. How communist theorists interpreted war argued for or against it and tried
to sanction the use of violence in the name of a communist utopia are questions for this
anthology about an unnatural interrelationship. At the same time the contributions of this
volume take a closer look at violent responses against communism during the 20th century.
