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Class struggle

In political science, the terms class struggle, class conflict, and class war refer to the economic antagonism and political tension that can arise between social classes due to clashing interests, competition for limited resources, and inequalities of power within a socioeconomic hierarchy. Commonly cited historical examples of class antagonists include…

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related to Further reading · 93
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related to Other perspectives · 23
Class struggle → According, Adolphe Thiers, Arnold, Augustin Thierry, David Ricardo, François Boissel, François Guizot, François-Auguste Mignet, French, Henri, Henry George, Marx, Mikhail Bakunin, One, Other, Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, Property, Saint-Simon, The Physiocrats, This
related to Post-2008 financial crisis · 20
Class struggle → America's New Class War, Bill Moyers, Chris Hedges, Class, Greek, Hedges, In, Let's Get This Class, Let's Get This Party, Marxist, Occupy, Pink's, Spanish Indignados, Started, The Great American Class, Truthdig, United States, War, War Started, We
related to Relationship to race · 17
Class struggle → According, For Foucault, Foucault, French, Friedrich Engels, However, Marx, Marxism, Marxist, Marxists, Michel Foucault, On, Quoting, Some, These, Within Marxist, You
related to China · 10
Class struggle → Central Committee, China, Communist Party, Communist Party's, CPC, Four Modernizations, It, National Congress, The, The December
related to Enlightenment era · 10
Class struggle → Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Federalist, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German, James Madison, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Later, Swiss, Writing
related to Usage · 9
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related to Charles Comte and Charles Dunoyer · 5
Class struggle → Charles Comte, Charles Dunoyer, In, The, Through

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capitalisminstance ofand that a prerequisite for successful revolution is class solidarity.Marx's theory of history asserts that in the history of economic systems0.80text
feudalisminstance ofand that a prerequisite for successful revolution is class solidarity.Marx's theory of history asserts that in the history of economic systems0.80text
class struggle isinstance ofand that a prerequisite for successful revolution is class solidarity.Marx's theory of history asserts that in the history of economic systems0.80text
contemporary Englandinstance ofespecially in a liberal country0.80text
the poorest will politicise their situationinstance ofespecially in a liberal country0.80text
channelling their frustrations against the richinstance ofespecially in a liberal country0.80text
government-provided disaster relief can exacerbate class conflict if the relief is seen as being unequally distributed depending on the recipient's class.Adam SmithAs a liberal political economistinstance ofEven a seemingly benign humanitarian program0.80text
Adam Smith believed that the amassing of property in the hands of a minority naturally resulted in a disharmonious state of affairsinstance ofEven a seemingly benign humanitarian program0.80text
the right to go on strikeinstance ofon issues0.80text
Class strugglerelated to Charles Comte and Charles DunoyerCharles Comte0.60section
Class strugglerelated to Charles Comte and Charles DunoyerCharles Dunoyer0.60section
Class strugglerelated to Charles Comte and Charles DunoyerThe0.60section

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