The Civil War in France; Marx, 1871 — Reference points #10

The Civil War in France; Marx, 1871 — Reference points #10 Audiobook of “The Civil War in France” by Karl Marx, on the Paris Commune and the lead up to it, delivered as speeches by Marx in 1870-71. Read it online https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1871/civil-war-france/ which also links to a timeline, glossary, and other references and background. Article on it to be published in Solidarity 774: https://workersliberty.org/solidarity Chapters/timestamps: 00:00 Publication info 02:13 Engels’ 1891 intro The First Address, July 23, 1870 21:23 The Beginning of the Franco-Prussian War — Chapter 1 The Second Address: September 9, 1870 33:06 Prussian Occupation of France — Chapter 2 The Third Address: May, 1871 52:06 France Capitulates & the Government of Thiers — Chapter 3 01:18:39 Paris Workers’ Revolution & Thiers’ Reactionary Massacres — Chapter 4 01:39:05 The Paris Commune — Chapter 5 02:19:20 The Fall of Paris — Chapter 6 02:51:56 Engels 1891 Postscript #10 of Marxist points of reference reading list: https://workersliberty.org/story/2026-01-28/marxist-points-reference-reading-list Playlist of recordings from that list at https://soundcloud.com/workers-liberty/sets/marxist-points-of-reference-a Subscribe to the podcast "Solidarity & more" by "Workers' Liberty" wherever you listen to podcasts. More info: https://workersliberty.org/audio Audiobook recording with thanks to “Adrestia's Revolt” and “Dakki Reads”. Music public domain. Photo of a barricade in the Paris Commune, March 18, 1871