Create a new account

It's simple, and free.

Marx and Bourgeois Society

itings, shows how they developed, how they operate in society, and what the consequences will be for the historical development of society.

All societies are defined by economic relations, and the economic relations of society are defined by class structures. The trend in history is toward simplification. In the past, says Marx, society was more complicated, with the population arranged into a complex system of different orders and different social ranks. The many classes of the Roman era are described by him, as are the many classes of the Middle Ages--feudal lords, vassals, guild-masters, journeymen, apprentices, and serfs--with these classes also divided further into subordinate gradations. In the present epoch, this system has been simplified to the two great antagonistic classes. In subsequent history, the warfare between these two classes will lead to one great class in the dictatorship of the proletariat, finally producing the classless society Marx says history has always been moving toward.

...

< Prev Page 2 of 6 Next >

More on Marx and Bourgeois Society...

Loading...
APA     MLA     Chicago
Marx and Bourgeois Society. (1969, December 31). In LotsofEssays.com. Retrieved 06:42, March 28, 2024, from https://www.lotsofessays.com/viewpaper/1682009.html