The Eighteenth Brumaire in the United States, Germany, and France, 18521933

The Eighteenth Brumaire in the United States, Germany, and France, 1852-1933 explores the political history of Karl Marx's seminal text. Written in an engaging narrative that centers political actors engaging with the text, the book uses published and archival sources to reconstruct the contexts of editions over eight decades.

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 interpretation of the origins of the Brumaire in a context of arguments among revolutionaries in exile, then surveys the main features of its republication in Germany and initial reception (1860-870), its uptake by socialists in Germany and France (1872-892), its status in Germany, France, and the United States before the First World War, and its fate in the Weimar Republic (1918-933).

Convincingly proving that the history of the Eighteenth Brumaire should matter for our understanding of Marx today, this book will be fresh for specialists but accessible for diligent students and others without any special background.

Autorentext

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.

Inhalt

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