Marx and World History
Michael R. Krätke
Abstract In 1881–1882, Marx undertook extensive historical studies, covering a large part of what was then known as “world history”. The four notebooks with excerpts from the works (mainly) two leading historian his time, Schlosser and Botta, have remained largely unpublished. this article, Marx’s last studies course world history are contextualized: previous ongoing, but unfinished work on critique political economy. range scope notes is astoundingly broad, going far beyond European actually many other parts world. focus in these supports interpretation offered article: that author “Capital” fascinated by long process making modern states system, one crucial prerequisites rise capitalism Europe.
International Review of Social History