SOCI 2040 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Thorstein Veblen, Class Conflict, For Marx
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Of particular importance to his intellectual development was the works of henri de saint-simon: during marx"s time in france he became close friends with fredrich engels. For his part in protest he was charged with insisting the rebellion and deframing the prussian royal family. Marx was then forced to leave the country, he went back to france where he was again forced to leave the country and finally resided in london in 1848. The intellectual influences and core ideas: middle nineteenth century: the industrial revolution that began in britain 100 years earlier was spreading through western europe. These workers are forced to work 7-days a week, have swollen legs and live in 3 bedroom dorms with 20 people. It was the reaction to such dire economic and social conditions that marx sought to forge a theoretical model intended not only to interpret the world but to also change it: he centered his analysis on economic classes.
