Ebook: Marx and Engels: their contribution to the democratic breakthrough

The democratic urge and commencement of a revolutionary partnership -- From theory to practice: toward a Communist party -- The revolutions of 1848-1849: participating in the "real movement" -- The end of the revolutionary upsurge and the lessons of struggle -- Interpreting the 1848-181 events in France: Marx and Engels versus Tocqueville -- Political adjustments to the long lull in the class struggle -- A new revolutionary era and the birth of the first international -- The first international: from Brussels to the Paris commune -- The first international: the final years and legacy -- Engels and revolutionary continuity.