1st Edition

The Eighteenth Brumaire in the United States, Germany, and France, 1852–1933 Meanings and Uses in Context

By Sam Stark Copyright 2025
246 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

246 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The Eighteenth Brumaire in the United States, Germany, and France, 1852–1933 is the first extended political history of Karl Marx’s seminal text. Written largely in an engaging narrative form that centers political actors engaging with the text, the book uses published and archival sources to reconstruct the contexts of editions in three languages over eight decades. Stark begins with a new... Read more

Preface.  Introduction.  1. A Picture of the Land of Revolution  2. The Rediscovery of the Brumaire in Germany, 1860–1870  3. The Brumaire in Germany and France, 1872–1891  4. The Brumaire in Germany and France, 1890–1914  5. The Eighteenth Brumaire in the United States, 1897–1913  6. Three Editions of the Brumaire in the Weimar Republic.  Conclusion: The Eighteenth Brumaire in History and Theory

Biography

Sam Stark is an Associate Fellow of Grace Hopper College, Yale University. He was formerly editor for political theory, philosophy, and law at Harvard University Press.