The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis BonaparteConsidered one of Marxs most profound monographs and a brilliant history of the proletariat, this 1852 essaywhich originally appeared in Die Revolution magazineis Marxs commentary on the 1851 French coup by Louis Bonaparte, nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte, overthrowing the constitution of 1848. Most famous as the source of Marxs dictum that history occurs twice, the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce, this work is better known to historians as a vital early discussion of the politics of fascism in the 20th century, which Bonapartes coup anticipated. Students of Marxs philosophy and readers in modern political movements will find this an enlightening read. Prussian philosopher KARL MARX (1818-1883) was a social scientist, historian, and political revolutionary. He is indisputably the most influential socialist thinker to emerge in the 19th century. Although scholars largely ignored him in his own lifetime, his social, economic, and political ideas gained rapid acceptance in the socialist movement after his death. |
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... revolutionary develop- ment of affairs in France enabled the first Napoleon to ... February , 1848 , a revolt of a lower tier of the capitalist class — the ... Revolution . " The " Eighteenth Brumaire " starts with that event . Despite ...
... revolutionary develop- ment of affairs in France enabled the first Napoleon to ... February , 1848 , a revolt of a lower tier of the capitalist class — the ... Revolution . " The " Eighteenth Brumaire " starts with that event . Despite ...
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... revolution , could not rid themselves of the Napoleonic memory , as the election of Decem- ber 10th proved . They ... February revolution was a surprisal ; old society was taken unawares ; and the people proclaimed this political stroke ...
... revolution , could not rid themselves of the Napoleonic memory , as the election of Decem- ber 10th proved . They ... February revolution was a surprisal ; old society was taken unawares ; and the people proclaimed this political stroke ...
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... February revolution , had it developed in regular order , by rule , so to say . Now French soci- ety seems to have receded behind its point of departure ; in fact , how- ever , it was compelled to first produce its own revolutionary ...
... February revolution , had it developed in regular order , by rule , so to say . Now French soci- ety seems to have receded behind its point of departure ; in fact , how- ever , it was compelled to first produce its own revolutionary ...
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... revolution of February 24th , 1848 , to December , 1851 , ran through . Three main periods are unmistakable : First The February period ; Second - The period of constituting the republic , or of the con- stitutive national assembly ...
... revolution of February 24th , 1848 , to December , 1851 , ran through . Three main periods are unmistakable : First The February period ; Second - The period of constituting the republic , or of the con- stitutive national assembly ...
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... revolution - dynastic opposition , republican bour- geoisie , democratic - republican small traders ' class , social - demo- cratic labor element — all found " provisionally " their place in the February government . It could not be ...
... revolution - dynastic opposition , republican bour- geoisie , democratic - republican small traders ' class , social - demo- cratic labor element — all found " provisionally " their place in the February government . It could not be ...
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