The Civil War in France - Marx, Karl
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Wellred edition featuring a new introduction providing the historical background to the Paris Commune, as well as Engels' 1891 introduction and articles by Lenin and Trotsky. "Working men's Paris, with its Commune, will be forever celebrated as the glorious harbinger of a new society. Its martyrs are enshrined in the great heart of the working class." Written as a series of addresses to the General Council of the International Workingmen's Association from July 1870 to May 1871, The Civil War in France covers the dramatic events of the Franco-Prussian War, the fall of the Second French Empire,…mehr

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Wellred edition featuring a new introduction providing the historical background to the Paris Commune, as well as Engels' 1891 introduction and articles by Lenin and Trotsky. "Working men's Paris, with its Commune, will be forever celebrated as the glorious harbinger of a new society. Its martyrs are enshrined in the great heart of the working class." Written as a series of addresses to the General Council of the International Workingmen's Association from July 1870 to May 1871, The Civil War in France covers the dramatic events of the Franco-Prussian War, the fall of the Second French Empire, and the heroic episode of the Paris Commune: the first workers' government in history. For two months between March and May 1871 the armed workers of Paris, surrounded by enemies on all sides, took their destiny into their own hands and demonstrated that it is possible for the workers to run society democratically, without capitalists, bankers or even a standing army. In his brilliantly concise and penetrating addresses, written in the heat of the events themselves, Marx succeeds in distilling the experience of the Commune down to its most fundamental elements, drawing out in the process a programme for the revolutionaries of the future. 150 years on, this book remains a priceless resource for the workers of the world.
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Karl Marx (1818-1883) remains one of the most influential and contentious thinkers in the realm of political economy and social theory. German by birth, Marx spent a significant portion of his adult life in England, engaged in revolutionary activities and the scholarship that would cement his place in the intellectual history of the world. He is best known for 'The Communist Manifesto' (co-authored with Friedrich Engels) and 'Das Kapital', hallmark works that underpin the critique of capitalism and the advocate for a classless society. In 1871, Marx ventured into analyzing contemporary political events with 'The Civil War in France', offering a compelling insight into the Franco-Prussian War and the Paris Commune. This work, in a quite rigorous style, reflected his unwavering support for the Parisian workers' revolutionary governance and his disdain for the French governmental structure of the time. Marx's writings are characterized by a dense, critical, and often polemical literary style that seeks to dissect the workings of capitalism and its socio-economic implications. His ideas-Marxism-ignited numerous movements and provided the theoretical bedrock for socialist and communist states during the 20th century, while simultaneously drawing considerable criticism, particularly from capitalist democratic nations and advocates of free-market economics. Marx's contribution to the social sciences is incontestable, profoundly affecting fields like sociology, economics, and political science.