EURO ST 10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Proletariat, Bourgeoisie
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Comes from the greek word h gem n = leader. The establishment of one particular class as the universal determiner of power and rules. In establishing hegemony, the class can maintain rule by assent to its values and not by force. Marx and engels will (strive to) reveal that the bourgeoisie itself is only a particular class; the rightful whole belongs to the proletariat or working class. This reconception of the social order and the relation between the classes underlies the revolution. The population, already angry, began to get wind of the political changes. On july 14th, 1789, they storm the bastille an old fortress, then a prison, in order to secure the gunpowder it housed (and the remaining 7 prisoners) Peasants rose up against tax collectors and nobles. Many noble families began the exodus during the next few years out of france (e. g. , to. On august 4th, 1789, the national assembly publishes the decree officially abolishing feudalism.
