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Engels, Friedrich, 1820-1895 |
| Author |
Marx, Karl, 1818-1883 |
| Editor |
Aveling, Eleanor Marx, 1855-1898 |
| Title |
Revolution and Counter-Revolution; Or, Germany in 1848
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 38.8 (College-level). Difficult to read.
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| Credits |
E-text prepared by Odessa Paige Turner and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from scanned images of public domain material generously made available by the Google Books Library Project (http://books.google.com/)
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| Summary |
"Revolution and Counter-Revolution; Or, Germany in 1848" by Karl Marx is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This work examines the revolutionary movements across Germany during 1848, analyzing the various classes involved and the social and political conditions that led to both the revolts and their subsequent failures. The text aims to provide insights into the dynamics between different social groups and the impact of these events on the broader European landscape. The opening of the book establishes a context for the revolutionary events that transpired across Germany in 1848. Marx outlines the complex social structure of the German populace, detailing the interactions between the bourgeoisie, the proletariat, the nobility, and the peasantry. He emphasizes the necessity of understanding historical movements as a product of deeply rooted social conditions rather than as the mere results of individual actions or betrayals. Marx sets the stage for a detailed examination of the failed revolutions, highlighting the varied class interests and the regional disparities that hampered a unified revolutionary effort. By dissecting the historical events and analyzing the underlying social dynamics, the beginning of the text frames the larger narrative of revolutionary aspirations and their eventual repression in Germany. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
DD: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Germany
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| Subject |
Germany -- History -- Revolution, 1848-1849
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
32966 |
| Release Date |
Jun 24, 2010 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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