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19th Century · Political economy / philosophy

The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte

by Karl Marx. A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Karl Marx examining capitalism, labor, history; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.

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Date
1852
Origin
Germany / Britain
Era
19th Century
Genre
Political economy / philosophy
Difficulty
Challenging
Length
Medium
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

CapitalismLaborHistory

Why it matters

A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Karl Marx examining capitalism, labor, history; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded synthesis: bloom / great books / modern library / revised canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.