Political Consequences of Commercial Excitement
Publishes a Tribune article on the political effects of commercial expansion and instability.
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Karl Heinrich Marx Biography and Timeline — Page 3
Follow Karl Heinrich Marx through 181 dated historical records for Germany.
Karl Heinrich Marx, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
181Distinct records
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1852–1862Years on this page
1852
Attempts to Form a New Opposition Party
Publishes a Tribune article analysing attempts to create a new opposition grouping in British politics.
Political Parties and Prospects
Publishes a Tribune article assessing British political parties and their immediate prospects.
Dissolution of Communist League
Marx supports dissolving the Communist League after the Cologne communist trial.
Kossuth Mazzini and Louis Napoleon
Publishes a Tribune article on Kossuth, Mazzini and the politics surrounding Louis Napoleon.
The Eighteenth Brumaire
Marx publishes The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte in a New York periodical.
1853
Reply to Kossuth's Secretary
Publishes a response to claims made by the secretary of Hungarian revolutionary leader Lajos Kossuth.
The Defeat of the Ministry
Publishes a Tribune article examining the defeat of the British ministry.
A Superannuated Administration
Publishes a Tribune article assessing the outgoing administration and prospects for a coalition ministry.
Political Prospects Commercial Prosperity and Starvation
Publishes a Tribune article contrasting commercial prosperity with political uncertainty and cases of severe poverty.
First Farm Workers Strike
Publishes an article noting an unusual organised strike among agricultural labourers in southern Wiltshire.
Capital Punishment Cobden and the Bank of England
Publishes a Tribune article discussing capital punishment, Richard Cobden and Bank of England regulations.
The Italian Insurrection and British Politics
Publishes an article connecting an Italian insurrection with developments in British politics.
Forced Emigration and the Refugee Question
Publishes an article discussing forced emigration, political refugees and British electoral corruption.
Layard Inquiry and the Ten-Hour Working Day
Publishes an article covering parliamentary inquiry and renewed controversy over the ten-hour working day.
Strikes and the Value of Labor
Writes an article analysing strikes, wage demands and the changing industrial situation in Britain.
British Rule in India
Marx writes Tribune articles examining colonial rule and social transformation in India.
Revelations Concerning the Cologne Trial
Marx publishes a defence of defendants convicted in the Cologne communist trial.
1854
Revolutionary Spain
Marx publishes a series analysing Spanish political history and revolutionary conflict.
1856
People's Paper Anniversary Speech
Marx speaks about industrial progress, social contradiction and working-class emancipation.
1857
Grundrisse
Marx begins extensive economic manuscripts later known collectively as the Grundrisse.
Pre-Capitalist Economic Formations
Marx studies historical property systems and social formations preceding capitalism.
1859
Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy
Marx publishes a major preliminary treatment of commodities, money and production.
1860
Herr Vogt
Marx publishes Herr Vogt to answer political and personal accusations.
1861
The American Question in England
Publishes an article examining British political attitudes toward the developing American Civil War.
The North American Civil War
Publishes an analysis of the causes and political character of the American Civil War.
The Civil War in the United States
Publishes a further article analysing military and political developments in the American Civil War.
The Dismissal of Fremont
Publishes an article on the dismissal of Union General John C. Fremont.
The Trent Case
Publishes an article analysing the diplomatic crisis created by the Trent affair.
The Anglo-American Conflict
Publishes an article assessing the danger of conflict between Britain and the United States.
Controversy Over the Trent Case
Publishes a further analysis of the international controversy surrounding the Trent affair.
The Crisis Over the Slavery Issue
Publishes an article examining slavery as the central political issue of the American conflict.
News from America
Publishes an article reviewing political and military news from the United States.
The Progress of Feelings in England
Publishes an article examining changing British public opinion toward the American Civil War.
Newspapers and the Opinion of the People
Publishes an article contrasting newspaper positions with wider public opinion on the American crisis.
Theories of Surplus Value
Marx begins manuscripts tracing earlier economic theories of surplus value.
American Civil War Articles
Marx and Engels analyse the American Civil War for European and American newspapers.
Prussian Citizenship Application
Marx unsuccessfully applies to regain Prussian citizenship.
Visit to Germany
Marx visits Germany seeking financial support and discussing publishing plans with Ferdinand Lassalle.
1862
French News Humbug and Economic Consequences of War
Publishes an article linking misleading French reports with the economic consequences of war.
Records, sources and methodology
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