On Colonialism

Karl Marx , Frederick Engels

Aakar Books 2016

Language: English

383 Pages

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About the Book

In the articles collected in this volume Karl Marx and Frederick Engels deal with the history of colonialism, provide a strictly scientific Marxist analysis of the economic causes behind the predatory colonial policy of the capitalist states. Most of these articles were written in the 1850s when mighty popular anti-colonial movements developed in Asia. In 1853 Marx wrote a series of articles on India has also been included.

Karl Marx
Karl Marx (1818-1883) was a philosopher, economist, sociologist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. Born in Germany, he later became stateless and spent much of his life in London in the United Kingdom. He published numerous books during his lifetime, the most notable being The Communist Manifesto (1848) and Das Kapital (1867–1894).

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Frederick Engels
Friedrich Engels (1820–1895) was a German social scientist, author, political theorist, philosopher, and father of Marxist theory, together with Karl Marx. In 1845 he published The Condition of the Working Class in England, based on personal observations and research in Manchester. In 1848 he co-authored The Communist Manifestowith Karl Marx. Later he supported Marx financially to do research and write Das Kapital. After Marx's death, Engels edited the second and third volumes.

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