Intro; Series Foreword; The Marx Revival; Types of Publications; Titles Published; Titles Forthcoming; Acknowledgments; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: The European Spring, 1848-1851: Marx and Engels versus Tocqueville; The Aristocratic Liberal Politician; The Making of Two Communists; Comparing Marx, Engels and Tocqueville in Real Time; On the Eve of Revolution; Explaining the February Revolution; Toward the June Revolution; Explaining the June Days; In the Aftermath of the Revolution; Toward the End of the Republic; Explaining Bonaparte's Coup d'État and the Aftermath

ConclusionChapter 3: The United States Civil War: Marx versus John Stuart Mill; The French and English Connections: Prelude to a Comparison; Prelude to the "General Conflagration"; The "General Conflagration" Begins; Mill Takes a Public Stance; Marx Continues the "Struggle in the Press"; Mill's Second and Last Public Stance; The Final Years of the War and Afterward; Conclusion; Appendix: Class Struggles in England-Marx Contra Mill; Chapter 4: Two Takes on the Russian Revolution of 1905: Lenin versus Weber; Prelude to 1905: Weber's and Lenin's Politics; 1905: Year One of the Revolution

Weber Takes NoticeComparing Lenin and Weber in Real-Time 1905; Conclusion; Appendix: From August 1914 to March 1919-Lenin versus Weber; Chapter 5: The October Revolution and End of the "Great War": Lenin versus Wilson; Prelude to the February Revolution: Lenin; Prelude to the February Revolution: Wilson; From February to November 1917; The Bolsheviks in Power; From the Counterrevolution to Versailles; Conclusion; Chapter 6: Conclusion; Four Comparisons; Marx and Engels versus Tocqueville; Marx versus Mill; Lenin versus Weber; Lenin versus Wilson

Two Consequential Moments in Twentieth-Century PoliticsThe Current Situation and Lessons from the Past; Bibliography; Primary Sources; Secondary Sources; Index