1st Edition

Marx, Engels and National Movements

By Ian Cummins Copyright 1980
210 Pages
by Routledge

210 Pages
by Routledge

210 Pages
by Routledge

While their attempts to understand the workings of capitalism led them to the conclusion that the advanced societies of Western Europe were those most likely to be the setting for a successful socialist revolution, Marx and Engels by no means ignored developments outside this region. Indeed, given the configurations of international politics in their time, plus their conception of capitalism as a... Read more

1. The View from the West: Marx’s and Engels’ General Theories of Revolutionary Change  2. The Impact of the 1848 Revolutions  3. The Non-European World in Marx’s and Engels’ Writings of the 1850s  4. Developments in the Era of the First International  5. Ireland and the End of the First International  6. The Problem of Russia  7. Conclusion: The Uses of Diversity

Biography

Ian Cummins