marxism

• Conjunto de teorías económicas y políticas desarrolladas por Karl Marx y Friedrich Engels, que sostienen que las acciones e instituciones humanas están determinadas económicamente, que la lucha de clases es motor del cambio histórico y que el capitalismo será finalmente reemplazado por el comunismo.

A proper noun referring to the economic and political theories developed by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, which assert that human actions and institutions are economically determined, that class struggle is necessary for historical change, and that capitalism will ultimately be replaced by communism.

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   A body of thought developed by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels which argues that society's economic base determines its political and social structures, and that history progresses through class struggle, ultimately leading to the overthrow of capitalism and the establishment of communism.

   Marxismo

   • Marxism analyzes the relationship between the working class and the ruling class.
   • Many political movements in the 20th century were influenced by Marxism.
   • Students of Marxism study Das Kapital and the Communist Manifesto.
   • Critics of Marxism often point to its historical applications in authoritarian regimes.