The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte

Summary

«The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte» is a political treatise by Karl Marx in which he analyzes the events of the coup d'état in France on December 2, 1851, when Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte seized power and declared himself Emperor Napoleon III. Marx examines the causes and consequences of this coup, paying particular attention to class struggle and the role of various social strata in political processes. He also explores how political and economic conditions contributed to the strengthening of authoritarian power and how the repetition of history can be linked to farce. Marx uses historical materialism to explain the dynamics of social and political changes, emphasizing the importance of economic factors in shaping the political structure of society.