DAVIS reviewed Citizen Marx by Bruno Leipold
Citizen Marx - Would Recommend
5 stars
A deep dive into the republican thought of Karl Marx. Living in the United States, there is a common adage: "We do not live in a democracy but a republic," which always seems like a cop-out. So what is a republic really? This book provides a historical analysis of the republican movement from years 1840 to 1871.
Questions this book answers:
- How do republicans understand freedom?
- What is the problem with democracy?
- What does a republic solve?
- What is a Marxist alternative to the contemporary state structure?
It answers these questions not only by analyzing Marx and his writing extensively, but also his contemporaries in republicanism.
After reading this I can confidently call myself a Social Republican!