The communist and the revolutionary liberal in the second American revolution comparing Karl Marx and Frederick Douglass in real-time by August H. Nimtz, Kyle A. Edwards

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nimtz, August H., author.

Edwards, Kyle A., author.

Series:

Historical materialism book series 326

Historical materialism book series 1570-1522 volume 326

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marx, Karl, 1818-1883--Political and social views.

Marx, Karl.

Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895--Political and social views.

Douglass, Frederick.

Communism--History--19th century.

Communism.

Liberalism--History--19th century.

Liberalism.

Historical materialism.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Foreign public opinion, European.

United States.

Europe--Politics and government--1789-1900.

Europe.

United States--Politics and government--1849-1877.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Leiden Boston Brill [2024]

Summary:

"Nimtz's and Edwards's real-time comparative political analysis offers a unique look at two historically consequential figures with two very different theoretical and political perspectives, both of whom expertly examined the most contentious issue of the nineteenth century. By juxtaposing the political thought and activism of Karl Marx and Frederick Douglass, Nimtz and Edwards are able to make insightful observations and conclusions about race and class in America. The Communist and the Revolutionary Liberal reveals how two still competing political perspectives, liberalism and Marxism, performed when the biggest breakthrough for the millennial-old democratic quest after the French Revolution occurred - the abolition of chattel slavery in the United States. In so doing, it presents potential lessons for today"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Two biographies-or, two routes to the quest for 'true democracy'

Prelude to the conflagration : from Paris to Fort Sumter

Toward the convergence of Douglass and Marx : from Fort Sumter to the Trent Affair

From a constitutional to a revolutionary Civil War : 'the cruel and apocalyptic war had become holy'

The end of the war and the rise and fall of radical reconstruction

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 14, 2024)

Other Format:

Print version Nimtz, August H. Communist and the revolutionary liberal in the second American revolution

ISBN:

9004706380

9789004706385

OCLC:

1452234357

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