German philosopher and economist whose theory of historical materialism held that societies develop through stages driven by class struggle over the means of production. He co-authored The Communist Manifesto (1848, with Friedrich Engels) and wrote Das Kapital, foundational texts for socialist and communist movements and parties worldwide. He died in 1883.
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Marx wrote the Manifesto with Friedrich Engels, commissioned by the Communist League and published in London in February 1848.
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Marxism-Leninism shaped the Chinese Communist Party's founding ideology.
Marx's economic analysis founded the socialist tradition from which the Second International's reformist wing built social democracy as a path through elections and legislation rather than revolution.
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He co-authored The Communist Manifesto (1848, with Friedrich Engels) and wrote Das Kapital, foundational texts for socialist and communist movements and parties worldwide.
Drafted: Communist Manifesto, Page text
For example, in The Communist Manifesto Marx and Engels state that: “The bourgeoisie cannot exist without constantly revolutionising the instruments of production” ( MECW 6: 487).
- Influenced: Social Democracy
- Drafted: Communist Manifesto, Section discussing the Manifesto
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