Marx, Engels, and Liberal Democracy

Liberal democracy was the political system emerging during the lifetimes of the founders Of Marxism. This study investigates how they came to terms with it. It examines how they defined democracy and how they evaluated the liberal constitutional state. What did they expect from the emergence of a working-class franchise and the rise, particularly in Germany, of a workers' political party? What parliamentary democracy means or an end? The author proposes the answers to these questions in clear, jargon-free language, making the study accessible to all those interested in the rise of communism. Read more