The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte
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The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte is a seminal 1852 essay by Karl Marx that analyzes the 1851 coup of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte to illustrate how class struggle and historical repetition shape political power.
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| The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte canonical | 2 |
| "The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte" | 1 |
| Der achtzehnte Brumaire des Louis Bonaparte | 1 |
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Target entity: The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte Context triple: [Bonapartism, analyzedInWork, The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte]
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Les Cent-Jours
Les Cent-Jours refers to the brief 1815 period when Napoleon Bonaparte returned from exile, regained power in France, and ultimately fell after the Battle of Waterloo.
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B.
Empereur des Français
Empereur des Français is the French title used by Napoleon Bonaparte and his successors as sovereign rulers of the First and Second French Empires.
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C.
The Coronation of Napoleon
The Coronation of Napoleon is a monumental neoclassical painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting Napoleon Bonaparte’s self-coronation as Emperor in Notre-Dame Cathedral in 1804.
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D.
The Days of the Commune
The Days of the Commune is a play by Bertolt Brecht that dramatizes the events and political struggles of the 1871 Paris Commune.
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E.
House of Bonaparte
The House of Bonaparte is the French imperial dynasty founded by Napoleon Bonaparte that briefly ruled France and influenced European politics in the early 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte Target entity description: The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte is a seminal 1852 essay by Karl Marx that analyzes the 1851 coup of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte to illustrate how class struggle and historical repetition shape political power.
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A.
Les Cent-Jours
Les Cent-Jours refers to the brief 1815 period when Napoleon Bonaparte returned from exile, regained power in France, and ultimately fell after the Battle of Waterloo.
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B.
Empereur des Français
Empereur des Français is the French title used by Napoleon Bonaparte and his successors as sovereign rulers of the First and Second French Empires.
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C.
The Coronation of Napoleon
The Coronation of Napoleon is a monumental neoclassical painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting Napoleon Bonaparte’s self-coronation as Emperor in Notre-Dame Cathedral in 1804.
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D.
The Days of the Commune
The Days of the Commune is a play by Bertolt Brecht that dramatizes the events and political struggles of the 1871 Paris Commune.
-
E.
House of Bonaparte
The House of Bonaparte is the French imperial dynasty founded by Napoleon Bonaparte that briefly ruled France and influenced European politics in the early 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
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| instanceOf |
book
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political essay ⓘ work by Karl Marx ⓘ |
| author | Karl Marx ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
class struggle as motor of history
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political representation of classes ⓘ relative autonomy of the state ⓘ role of the peasantry in politics ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| famousQuote |
He forgot to add: the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce.
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Hegel remarks somewhere that all great world-historic facts and personages appear, so to speak, twice. ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | serial publication ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
Die Revolution (New York)
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linked to:
The Revolution (newspaper)
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| genre |
Marxist theory
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historical analysis ⓘ |
| historicalEventAnalyzed | French coup of 2 December 1851 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | French Second Republic ⓘ |
| influenced |
historical sociology
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later Marxist political theory ⓘ studies of authoritarianism ⓘ theory of Bonapartism in political science ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| movement | Marxism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of the 1851 coup of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte
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famous quote about history repeating itself ⓘ formulation of the concept of Bonapartism ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Der achtzehnte Brumaire des Louis Bonaparte
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linked to:
The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte
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| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1852-03-01 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1852 ⓘ |
| publisher | Joseph Weydemeyer ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Civil War in France
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The Class Struggles in France, 1848 to 1850 ⓘ |
| subject |
Bonapartism
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French Second Republic ⓘ French politics ⓘ Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte ⓘ bourgeoisie ⓘ class struggle ⓘ coup d'état of 2 December 1851 ⓘ historical materialism ⓘ ideology ⓘ lumpenproletariat ⓘ peasantry ⓘ revolution of 1848 in France ⓘ state power ⓘ |
| subtitle | A study of the coup of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| timeOfWriting | 1851 ⓘ |
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Der achtzehnte Brumaire des Louis Bonaparte
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linked to: The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte
"Hegel remarks somewhere that all great world-historic facts and personages appear, so to speak, twice"
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Hegel remarks somewhere that all great world-historic facts and personages appear, so to speak, twice.
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The Class Struggles in France, 1848 to 1850
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The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte
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