Musto, Marcello2021-10-192021-10-192020-06“Communism”, in Marcello Musto (Ed.), The Marx Revival: Key Concepts and New Critical Interpretations, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020, pp. 24-50.9781107542167https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316338902.003http://hdl.handle.net/10315/38570In the wake of the French Revolution, numerous theories began to circulate in Europe that sought both to respond to demands for social justice unanswered by the French Revolution and to correct the dramatic economic imbalances brought about by the spread of the Industrial Revolution. The democratic gains following the capture of the Bastille delivered a decisive blow to the aristocracy, but they left almost unchanged the inequality of wealth between the popular and the dominant classes. The decline of the monarchy and the establishment of the republic were not sufficient to reduce poverty in France.enThis material has been published in revised form in The Marx Revival Key Concepts and New Interpretations edited by Marcello Musto [https://doi.org/10.1017/978131633890]. This version is free to view and download for private research and study only. Not for re-distribution or re-use. © Cambridge University Press.Book Chapterhttps://www.cambridge.org/bo/academichttps://www.cambridge.org/https://www.cambridge.org/bo/academic/subjects/sociology/social-theory/marx-revival-key-concepts-and-new-interpretations