The Age of Revolution: Europe 1789-1848

Who is Karl Marx from The Age of Revolution: Europe 1789-1848 and what is their importance?

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Karl Marz was an historian and political theorist. He also wrote the Communist Manifesto, which was published in 1848. According to Marx's theory, history is a series of class struggles erupting in regular revolution when the previous social system is replaced by a new one. He believed that capitalism would be replaced by socialism and eventually communism.

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The Age of Revolution: Europe 1789-1848