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!