Karl Marx: The 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte (Paperback, 1987, New York University Press)
Paperback, 128 pages
English language
Published Jan. 1, 1987 by New York University Press.
Basically, this is the gold standard of what a Marxist analysis of history looks like. It's ground-zero, and it's worth reading for that purpose. Unfortunately, it's also boring as hell.
Basically, this is the gold standard of what a Marxist analysis of history looks like. It's ground-zero, and it's worth reading for that purpose. Unfortunately, it's also boring as hell.
This was really hard going. If I didn’t already know something about the French revolution I wouldn’t have understood a word - which is too bad because a lot of what he had to say about the aftermath of the revolution applied to various things we see happening now in this country (and the capitalist west generally). I wish I’d been in a better place mentally to cope with Marx. Maybe I’ll try rereading it some time in future.
