Karl Marx · Economics

The History of Class Struggle

Marx’s claim that all of history is a story of conflict between economic classes - and that capitalism has boiled it down to two: owners and workers.

What you'll be able to recall

You learned that Marx sees class conflict as the motor of history. Explain who the two great classes under capitalism are, and why he thought their interests are irreconcilable, in your own words.

Leads to Antonio Gramsci.

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