The Civil War in France; Marx, 1871 — Reference points #10

The Civil War in France; Marx, 1871 — Reference points #10

Audiobook of “The Civil War in France” by Karl Marx, on the Paris Commune and the lead up to it, delivered as speeches by Marx in 1870-71. Read it online https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1871/civil-war-france/ which also links to a timeline, glossary, and other references and background.

Article on it to be published in Solidarity 774: https://workersliberty.org/solidarity

Chapters/timestamps:

00:00 Publication info

02:13 Engels’ 1891 intro

The First Address, July 23, 1870

21:23 The Beginning of the Franco-Prussian War — Chapter 1

The Second Address: September 9, 1870

33:06 Prussian Occupation of France — Chapter 2

The Third Address: May, 1871

52:06 France Capitulates & the Government of Thiers — Chapter 3