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Marxism

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The political, economic, and social principles advocated by Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, and their followers; it includes the labor theory of value, dialectical materialism, economic determination of human actions, and class struggle as a fundamental force in history. W

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300055528

Broader Terms used

<sociological concepts>

Narrower Terms used

dialectical materialism

Created

13yrs ago

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