{"product_id":"2159-the-first-international-and-after","title":"The First International and After","description":"Karl Marx was not only the great theorist of capitalism, he was also a superb journalist, politician and historian. In these brand-new editions of Marx’s Political Writings we are able to see the depth and range of his mature work from 1848 through to the end of his life, from \u003ci\u003eThe Communist Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Class Struggles in France\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Critique of the Gotha Programme\u003c\/i\u003e. Each book has a new introduction from a major contemporary thinker, to shed new light on these vital texts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolume 3: \u003ci\u003eThe First International and After\u003c\/i\u003e: The crucial texts of Marx’s later years—notably \u003ci\u003eThe Civil War in France\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCritique of the Gotha Programme\u003c\/i\u003e—count among his most important work. These articles include a searching analysis of the tragic but inspiring failure of the Paris Commune, as well as essays on German unification, the Irish question, the Polish national movement and the possibility of revolution in Russia. The founding documents of the First international and polemical pieces attacking the disciples of Proudhon and Bakunin and the advocates of reformism, by contrast, reveal a tactical mastery that has influenced revolutionary movements ever since.","brand":"Verso Books","offers":[{"title":"paperback","offer_id":55573603909956,"sku":"9781844676057","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/nk3zgn-gy.myshopify.com\/products\/2159-the-first-international-and-after","provider":"Book Tide Pavilion","version":"1.0","type":"link"}