In the Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx, Marx states “The history of all hitherto existing society is a history of class struggles.” (The Communist Manifesto, chapter 1) Since the very formation of advanced human civilization, a rigid social hierarchy has Continue reading →

In Andrew Ure’s Philosophy of Manufacturers, Ure boasts that the industrialized system of manufacturing is undoubtedly progressive toward society as a whole. The necessity of publishing this document alone proves society’s objection to this new economic reform, much of nineteenth century Continue reading →