Karl Marx was not only the great theorist of capitalism, he was also a superb journalist, politician and historian. In these brand-new editions of Marx’s Political Writings we are able to see the depth and range of his mature work from 1848 through to the end of his life, from
The Communist Manifesto
to
The Class Struggles in France
and
The Critique of the Gotha Programme
. Each book has a new introduction from a major contemporary thinker, to shed new light on these vital texts.
Volume 2:
Surveys from Exile
: In the 1850s and early 1860s Marx played an active part in politics, and his prolific journalism from London offered a constant commentary on all the main developments of the day. During this time Marx began to interpret the British political scene and express his considered views on Germany, Poland and Russia, the Crimean War and American Civil War, imperialism in India and China, and a host of other key issues.
develops the theories outlined in
into a rich and revealing analysis of contemporary events, while
The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte
contains equally stimulating reflections on Napoleon III’s coup d’etat of 1851.