Marx in Paris, 1871

Name: Marx in Paris, 1871
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SKU: 9781642595888
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Jenny's "Blue Notebook"

By Michael Lwy and Olivier Besancenot

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In this imaginative retelling set during the 150th anniversary of the Paris Commune, Karl Marx and his daughter Jenny travel incognito to Paris in April 1871. Through their interactions with prominent figures like Leo Frankel and Louise Michel, they witness the revolutionary fervour firsthand, leading to a profound re-evaluation of political possibilities before returning to England.
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Ideal for readers interested in historical fiction, revolutionary history, and political theory, especially those keen on the Paris Commune, Marxist thought, and European 19th-century history.

An imaginative work of historical fiction places Karl Marx in the thick of the remarkable events of the Paris Commune.

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In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Paris Commune, leftist writers Olivier Besancenot and Michael Lwy offer a deeply informed, and eminently enjoyable, imagined history of what might have been if Karl Marx and his eldest daughter, Jenny, had travelled to Paris during the heady weeks of April 1871.

In disguise, employing imperfect but serviceable French, Karl and Jenny encounter and debate many important figures of the movement, including Leo Frankel, Eugene Varlin, Charles Longuet, Elisabeth Dmitrieff, and Louise Michel, eventually returning to England with a profoundly changed sense of political possibility.

Marx in Paris, 1871 invites readers to reimagine the possibilities of that pivotal time and delve into a narrative of political discovery and transformation.

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Praised for blending fact and fiction, this accessible and thought-provoking narrative refreshes the understanding of the Commune's impact. Richard Wolff highlights its contribution to ongoing socio-political movements, while others commend its vigorous literary style and insightful assessment of the Commune's legacy.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781642595888

Publisher: Haymarket Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 March 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Haymarket Books

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

Translated by Todd Chretien

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 172.0mm

Height: 124.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 100

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Education & Reference Fiction General Fiction Historical Fiction Michael Lwy Olivier Besancenot Politics & Current Affairs

About the Author

Michael Lwy is emeritus research director at the CNRS (National Center for Scientific Research). His books, On Changing the World and the Politics of Combined and Uneven Development have been translated into twenty-nine languages.
Olivier Besancenot was a leading member of the Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) and is one of the founding members of the New Anticapitalist Party in France. He was the LCR candidate for the French presidential election in 2002 and 2007.

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