Synopses & Reviews
Karl Marx was not only the great theorist of capitalism, he was also a superb journalist, politician and historian. In these brand-new editions of Marx"s Political Writings we are able to see the depth and range of his mature work from 1848 through to the end of his life, from The Communist Manifestoto The Class Struggles in Franceand The Critique of the Gotha Programme. Each book has a new introduction from a major contemporary thinker, to shed new light on these vital texts.
Volume 1: The Revolutions of 1848: Marx and Engels had sketched out the principles of scientific communism by 1846. Yet it was from his intense involvement in the abortive German Revolution of 1848 that Marx developed a depth of practical understanding he would draw on in Capitaland throughout his later career. This volume includes his great call to arms--The Communist Manifesto--but also shows how tactical alliances with the bourgeoisie failed, after which Marx became firmly committed to independent workers" organizations and the ideal of 'permanent revolution.' The articles offer trenchant analyses of events in France, Poland, Prague, Berlin and Vienna, while speeches set out changing communist tactics. In a new introduction the major socialist feminist writer Sheila Rowbotham examines this period of Marx"s life and how it shaped his political perspective.
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Karl Marx was not only the great theorist of capitalism; he was above all else a revolutionary. In Paris in 1844 he made the connection between radical philosophy and the proletariat that would guide his future work, first with the Communist League and later with the International Workingmen's Association.
Marx's Political Writings display a profound understanding of history and politics that is still relevant to the very different conditions of today.
Volume 1: The Revolutions of 1848 Marx and Engels had already sketched out the principles of scientific communism by 1846. Yet it was from his intense involvement in the abortive German revolution of 1848 that Marx developed a profound practical understanding he would draw on throughout his later career. This volume includes his great call to arms--The Communist Manifesto--and also demonstrates Marx's unsuccessful attempt to spur the German bourgeoisie to decisive action against absolutism. His articles offer trenchant analyses of events in France, Poland, Prague, Berlin and Vienna, while speeches set out changing communist tactics.
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Volume 1 of Marx's political writings: The key essays and texts on politics and history--including The Communist Manifesto.
Synopsis
Volume 1 of Marx's political writings: The key essays and texts on politics and history--including The Communist Manifesto.
About the Author
Karl Marxstudied law and philosophy at the universities of Bonn and Berlin, completing his doctorate in 1841. Expelled from Prussia in 1844, he took up residence first in Paris and then in London where, in 1867, he published his magnum opus Capital. A co-founder of the International Workingmen"s Association in 1864, Marx died in London in 1883.Sheila Rowbothamis Professor of Gender and Labour History at the University of Manchester, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Her many books include the James Tait Black--shortlisted Edward Carpenter: A Life of Liberty and Love, A Century of Women: The History of Women in Britain and the United States in the Twentieth Century, Promise Of A Dream: Remembering the Sixties, and Dreamers of a New Day: Women Who Invented the Twentieth Century. She has written for, among other newspapers, the Guardian, The Times, The Independent, New Statesman, and The New York Times. She lives in Manchester.