• Marx's The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte (1851)

  • Jan 1 2025
  • Length: 15 mins
  • Podcast

Marx's The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte (1851)

  • Summary

  • The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte is a seminal work by Karl Marx that analyzes the 1851 coup d'état by Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte in France, drawing broader lessons about the relationship between class struggles, political leadership, and state power.

    Marx dissects how historical conditions and class dynamics allowed a demagogue to exploit the fractured working class and reactionary bourgeoisie, crystallizing his theory of the state as a tool of class domination.

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