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Karl Marx

Author of Das Kapital · Philosopher & Economist · 1818–1883

The philosopher and economist whose critique of capitalism sparked revolutions across the 20th century.

Defend these ideas against Marx

Incandio is a free revision platform for the Pearson Edexcel International GCSE, and on it a topic counts as mastered only once you have learned it, proved it in questions, taught it back and defended it against the person with the strongest claim on it. Karl Marx is that person for 3 topics on the course:

• The April Theses, the July Days, Kornilov and October — History · Russia and the Soviet Union, 1905–24
• Gosplan, the Five-year Plans and the Stakhanovites — History · Dictatorship and conflict in the USSR, 1924–53
• Relationships between rich and poor — Religious Studies · Hinduism

Explore the life of Marx — five chapters

1. The Lawyer's Son from Trier — A conversion for professional reasons, and a censored newspaper
2. Engels — A mill owner's son, and a manifesto published weeks before a revolution
3. Dean Street — Two rooms in Soho, and three children buried
4. Capital — Surplus value, and where profit comes from
5. Eleven People at the Grave — 'I am not a Marxist', and what was done in his name

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