Series in Public Affairs
Books in Public Affairs
Freedom Road
"Howard Fast makes superb use of his material. ... Aside from its social and historical implications, Freedom Road is a high-geared story, told with that peculiar dramatic intensity of which Fast is a master". -- Chicago Daily News
Leadership and Succession in the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and China(With: Martin McCauley)
First Published in 1986. The papers in this volume were originally delivered at a series of seminars held at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London, between January and May 1984. The inspiration for the scheme was the Soviet succession struggle of 1982 but further reflection indicated that the problem of elderly leaderships, and the apparent absence of legitimate succession mechanisms, applied to nearly all communist systems.
The Hessian
"Fast is always a wonderful storyteller, and the story is a good one. ... Entertaining and memorable". -- Library Journal