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Revolution and Counter-Revolution

Karl Marx

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. . .States, partly in order to consolidate into a whole the disconnected provinces united under their rule by the Congress of Vienna, one after the other granted constitutions of a more or less liberal character. They could do so without any danger to themselves; for if the Diet of the Confederation, this mere puppet of Austria and Prussia, was to encroach upon their independence as sovereigns, they knew that in resisting its dictates they would be backed by public opinion and the Chambers; and if, on the contrary, these Chambers grew too strong,[Pg 29] they could readily command the power of the Diet to break down all opposition. The Bavarian, Würtemberg, Baden or Hanoverian Constitutional institutions could not, under such circumstances, give rise to any serious struggle for political power, and, therefore, the great bulk of the German middle class kept very generally aloof from the petty squabbles raised in the Legislatures of the small States, well knowing that without a fundamental c. . . Read More

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This is another remarkable book by a remarkable man; fascinating reading for history fans and especially interesting for a deeper understanding of the 1848 revolution in Germany.

A marvellous little book, a great companion to read after the 18th Brumaire, which shows how the 1848 revolution in Germany/Austria unfolded and how the Liberal bourgeoisie, in the most favourable position possible, destroyed the revolutionary opportunity as it was more fearful of the proletariat th

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A first hand account of the upheaval in the German states during 1848-49. Its an interesting and document whose article structure helps keep the information manageable.

Unfortunately its also Engels at his worst. The man was a German nationalist and pretty outspoken about it at times. Sadly Germany

The German uprisings of 1848 had a direct effect on the American Civil War, especially in Texas*, and I've always been curious about Marx, so I read this. Pretty good! The guy has a fair eye for reducing political complexity to the simplest possible terms, and he does a great job of sounding like he

Revolution and Counter Revolution is the famous chain of articles and letters that Marx wrote for the New York Tribune between 1851 and 1852. Although Marx had only been in England some 18 months and was living in conditions of poverty and bitter suffering, these articles are among the most lucid an

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