Base and superstructureConcepts in Marxist theory Diagram of one interpretation of the base and superstructure model Part of a series onMarxism Outline Concepts Philosophy Alienation Dialectical materialism Ethics Historical materialism Ideology Praxis Reification Economic analysis Labour theory of value Law of value Value-form Abstract and concrete labour Socially necessary labour time Use value Exchange value Means of production Mode of production Capitalist Socialist Productive forces Relations of production Commodity (fetishism) Surplus product Surplus value Exploitation Wage labour Capital (accumulation) Critique of political economy Crisis theory Imperialism Reserve army of labour Tendency of the rate of profit to fall Social and political theory Class Bourgeoisie Proletariat Working class Lumpenproletariat Class consciousness False consciousness Classless society State theory State capitalism Withering away of the state Democracy Democratic centralism Dictatorship of the proletariat Radical democracy Soviet democracy Base and superstructure Communist society Cultural hegemony Human nature Immiseration Metabolic rift Private property Social reproduction Theory of history Class struggle Primitive accumulation Proletarian revolution World revolution Schools of thought Foundational Classical Marxism Orthodox Marxism Revisionist Marxism Primary branches Bukharinism Deng Xiaoping Theory Left communism Leninism Marxism–Leninism Maoism Titoism Trotskyism Western Marxism Frankfurt School Humanist Praxis School Structural Libertarian Marxism Autonomism Communization Operaismo Situationism Academic and post-1968 schools Analytical Budapest School Dependency theory Ecological Feminist Neo- Open New Marx Reading Political Post- Regulation school Subaltern Studies Value-criticism World-systems theory Other tendencies Austrian Centrist Marxism Black radical tradition De Leonism Eurocommunism Liberal Nkrumaism Fields of study Aesthetics Archaeology Anthropology Criminology Cultural analysis Cultural studies Film theory Geography Historiography International relations Literary criticism Mathematics Religion Sociology Theoretical works Foundational texts Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 Theses on Feuerbach The German Ideology The Poverty of Philosophy Wage Labour and Capital The Communist Manifesto The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte Grundrisse A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy Value, Price and Profit Das Kapital The Civil War in France Critique of the Gotha Programme Anti-Dühring The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State Ludwig Feuerbach and the End of Classical German Philosophy Early 20th century What Is to Be Done?
Marx's theory of alienationSocial theory developed by Karl Marx Diagram illustrating Marx's theory of alienation Part of a series onMarxism Outline Concepts Philosophy Alienation Dialectical materialism Ethics Historical materialism Ideology Praxis Reification Economic analysis Labour theory of value Law of value Value-form Abstract and concrete labour Socially necessary labour time Use value Exchange value Means of production Mode of production Capitalist Socialist Productive forces Relations of production Commodity (fetishism) Surplus product Surplus value Exploitation Wage labour Capital (accumulation) Critique of political economy Crisis theory Imperialism Reserve army of labour Tendency of the rate of profit to fall Social and political theory Class Bourgeoisie Proletariat Working class Lumpenproletariat Class consciousness False consciousness Classless society State theory State capitalism Withering away of the state Democracy Democratic centralism Dictatorship of the proletariat Radical democracy Soviet democracy Base and superstructure Communist society Cultural hegemony Human nature Immiseration Metabolic rift Private property Social reproduction Theory of history Class struggle Primitive accumulation Proletarian revolution World revolution Schools of thought Foundational Classical Marxism Orthodox Marxism Revisionist Marxism Primary branches Bukharinism Deng Xiaoping Theory Left communism Leninism Marxism–Leninism Maoism Titoism Trotskyism Western Marxism Frankfurt School Humanist Praxis School Structural Libertarian Marxism Autonomism Communization Operaismo Situationism Academic and post-1968 schools Analytical Budapest School Dependency theory Ecological Feminist Neo- Open New Marx Reading Political Post- Regulation school Subaltern Studies Value-criticism World-systems theory Other tendencies Austrian Centrist Marxism Black radical tradition De Leonism Eurocommunism Liberal Nkrumaism Fields of study Aesthetics Archaeology Anthropology Criminology Cultural analysis Cultural studies Film theory Geography Historiography International relations Literary criticism Mathematics Religion Sociology Theoretical works Foundational texts Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 Theses on Feuerbach The German Ideology The Poverty of Philosophy Wage Labour and Capital The Communist Manifesto The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte Grundrisse A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy Value, Price and Profit Das Kapital The Civil War in France Critique of the Gotha Programme Anti-Dühring The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State Ludwig Feuerbach and the End of Classical German Philosophy Early 20th century What Is to Be Done?
Orthodox MarxismBody of Marxist thought, prominent until World War I Orthodox Marxism is the body of Marxist thought that emerged after the deaths of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in the late 19th century, expressed in its primary form by Karl Kautsky.
Karl MarxGerman philosopher and socialist (1818–1883)Karl Marx (German:; 5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, social and political theorist, and revolutionary socialist. He developed the theory of historical materialism, analysing societal structure and change, particularly class struggle under capitalism, and predicting the system's ultimate replacement by communism.Class consciousnessAwareness of one's social class In sociology, class consciousness is the set of beliefs that persons hold regarding their social class or economic rank in society, the structure of their class, and their common class interests. According to Karl Marx, class consciousness is an awareness that is key to sparking a revolution which would "create a dictatorship of the proletariat, transforming it from a wage-earning, propertyless mass into the ruling class".Marxist philosophyPhilosophy influenced by Marxist thought Marxist philosophy or Marxist theory comprises works in philosophy strongly influenced by Karl Marx's materialist approach to theory, or works written by Marxists.
Marxism–LeninismForm of communism1936 Soviet poster with the slogan "Raise the banner of Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin!"PersonalEarly lifeResidencesDeath and state funeralPre-leadership1902 Batumi workers' strikes [ka]1905 Tampere conference1907 Tiflis bank robbery1906 Bolshevik raid on the Tsarevich GiorgiRussian RevolutionRussian Civil WarPolish-Soviet WarRise to powerLeader of the Soviet UnionTenureFirst five-year planAnti-religious campaign1930–1933 famineGreat PurgeDeath dates of victimsWorld War IIMolotov–Ribbentrop PactTehran ConferenceYalta ConferencePotsdam Conference1946–1947 famineExcess mortalityPolitical ideologyStalinismBibliographyComparison to NazismAntisemitismNeo-Marxism–LeninismWorksPoetry"Anarchism or Socialism?""Marxism and the National Question""Foundations of Leninism""Dizzy with Success""Declaration of the Rights of the Peoples of Russia""Ten Blows" speechAlleged 19 August 1939 speechFalsifiers of HistoryStalin NoteThe History of the Communist Party1936 Soviet ConstitutionDialectical and Historical MaterialismOrder No. 227Order No. 270"Marxism and Problems of Linguistics"Economic Problems of Socialism in the USSRJoseph Stalin bibliographyLegacyCult of personalityDe-StalinizationAnti-Stalinist leftAwards and honoursEponymous placesStatuesBlack Ribbon DayMarxism–Leninism is a communist ideology that became the largest faction of the communist movement following the October Revolution.Autonomist MarxismAutonomist Marxism is a school of Marxist thought and branch of the autonomist movement that emphasizes the ability of the working class to force changes in the capitalist system and bring about a post-capitalist society through its autonomous activity. This perspective sees class struggle, rather than objective economic laws, as the primary driving force of history.
Friedrich EngelsFriedrich Engels ( ENG-(g)əlz; German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈɛŋl̩s]; 28 November 1820 – 5 August 1895) was a German philosopher, social and political theorist, and revolutionary socialist. He is best known for his lifelong collaboration with Karl Marx, with whom he co-authored The Communist Manifesto (1848) and developed the political and philosophical system that came to be known as Marxism.
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Exploitation of labourExploitation is a concept defined as, in its broadest sense, one agent taking unfair advantage of another agent. When applying this to labour, it denotes an unjust social relationship based on an asymmetry of power or unequal exchange of value between workers and their employers.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.