The Social Question and the Democratic Revolution : Marx and the Legacy of 1848

The revolutionary movements of 1848 viewed the political cataclysm of continental Europe as an explosion of liberty, a new age of freedom and equality. This collection focuses on the relationship between democratic and socialist currents in 1848, seeking to reassess the relevance of these currents to the present era of global economic liberalism. The Right To Work And The Emancipation Of Labour : The Relevance Fo 1848 Today / Paul Leduc Browne -- The Social Question And Political Struggles In 1848 : The Case Of Germany / Douglas Moggach -- The Legacy Of 1848 And The Dilemmas Of Democratic Revolutions / István Mészáros -- New Goals And New Ways : Republicanism And Socialism In 1848/49 / Douglas Moggach -- Revolution In History The Communist Manifesto In Context / George Comninel -- Marx : Thinking The Revolution / Josiane Boulad-ayoub -- The Manifesto's Political Legacy / Colin Leys And Leo Panitch -- Collective Action, Social Identity And Class Formation / Paul Leduc Browne -- Continuity And Discontinuity In Marxism / Howard Chodos -- The Communist Manifesto And The Power Of Capital / Phillip Hansen -- Reflections On Right And Democracy / Roberto Miguelez. Edited By Douglas Moggach And Paul Leduc Browne. Includes Bibliographical References. The revolutionary movements of 1848 viewed the political cataclysm of continental Europe as an explosion of liberty, an age of freedom and equality. This title focuses on the relationship between democratic and socialist currents in 1848, seeking to reassess the relevance of these currents to the era of global economic liberalism.