Marx and Engels Their Contribution to the Democratic Breakthrough

Name: Marx and Engels Their Contribution to the Democratic Breakthrough
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ISBN: 9780791444900

ISBN-10: 0791444902

ISBN-13: 9780791444900

Edition: 2000

Authors: August H. Nimtz

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List price: $36.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Publication date: 3/18/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 392
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.012
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



The Democratic Urge and Commencement of a Revolutionary Partnership


The Quest for Democratic Rule


The Partnership Begins



From Theory to Practice: Toward a Communist Party


Preparing for Revolution


The Communist League



The Revolutions of 1848-1849: Participating in the "Real Movement"


Prelude to Revolution


The Revolution Begins


The Return to Germany


The June Revolution


Toward the People's Alliance



The End of the Revolutionary Upsurge and the Lessons of Struggle


From Revolution to Counterrevolution


The Lessons of Revolution



Interpreting the 1848-1851 Events in France: Marx and Engels versus Tocqueville


Marx and Engels versus Their Contemporaries


Marx and Engels versus Tocqueville



Political Adjustments to the Long Lull in the Class Struggle


The Communist League: An "episode in the history of a party"


Preparing for the Next Upsurge



A New Revolutionary Era and the Birth of the First International


Precursors of Organized Political Activity


The First International: "A Mighty Engine at Our Disposal"


Conclusions



The First International: From Brussels to the Paris Commune


The Breadth of the Marx Party Activities


The Franco-Prussian War and the Paris Commune


Conclusions



The First International: The Final Years and Legacy


The Fight for Programmatic Integrity


The International's Legacy


Conclusions



Engels and Revolutionary Continuity


The Strategy and Tactics of Party Building


Toward a New International


Engels's Contribution: An Assessment


Conclusions


Notes


Bibliography


Index