Karl Marx

Content by and about Karl Marx (1818-1883), a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, and communist. He is best known for his theories about capitalism, and for co-authoring The Communist Manifesto with Friedrich Engels.

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Marx’s Textbook Ep.1: An Introduction to the Critique of Capitalism & of Economics

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Dormant Seeds of 1848- John Hewetson

John Hewetson's analysis of the important lessons of the uprisings that threatened the rulers of Europe in 1848. From A Hundred Years of…

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Karl Marx's Capital

Otto Rühle's 1939 abridgement of the first volume of Marx's Capital.

1848 The Year of Revolutions- George Woodcock

George Woodcock charts the events of the revolutionary wave that swept Europe in 1848. Assessing their political characters, their…

Landarbeiders

Voorbij de agrarische revolutie - Peter Jonas

De hieronder vertaalde tekst gaat over de rol die de agrarische revolutie gespeeld heeft in marxistische bewegingen en hun onderliggende…

Agricultural workers

Beyond the agrarian revolution - Peter Jonas

The text translated below discusses the role of the agrarian revolution in marxist political movements and the underlying historical/theoretical…

Vagrant being punished in Tudor England

Bloody legislation against the expropriated

Karl Marx's short history of the violent legislation introduced by governments in Europe to force peasants removed from their land into wage…

Whatever happened to Dear old Lenin?

I read a book by Lenin and I made some notes. The emphasis in the quotes are mine.

Karl Marx

Communism has not yet begun - Claude Bitot

First published in 1995 in France: Section One, “The Historical Balance Sheet” includes chapters on: communist movements throughout history; Marx…

Marx Without Myth (1975) Maximilien Rubel

Marx Without Myth (1975) Maximilien Rubel

Part of the series of biographies of Karl Marx. Reproduced for reference.

Karl Marx: A Brief Biographical Sketch (1914) Vladimir Lenin

Karl Marx: A Brief Biographical Sketch (1914) Vladimir Lenin

Part of the series of biographies of Karl Marx. Text reproduced here for reference.

Karl Marx: His Life and Work (1928) Otto Rühle

Karl Marx: His Life and Work (1928) Otto Rühle

Part of the series of biographies of Karl Marx. Reproduced here for reference