Information on "Society"
December 1948
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9 Dec 1948
UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
The text of the Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 9 December 1948. More on «UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide»
January 1918
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1918
The Dictatorship of the Proletariat
Author: Karl Kautsky
The Dictatorship of the Proletariat is Kautsky's assault on the dictatorship of the proletariat as practiced by the Bolsheviks after the Russian Revolution, and is one of the most controversial documents in the history of Marxism. More on «The Dictatorship of the Proletariat»
November 1917
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2 Nov 1917
Balfour Declaration
Author: Arthur James Balfour
The Balfour Declaration reflected the position of the British Cabinet in 1917 on the state of Jewish Zionist aspirations. More on «Balfour Declaration»
January 1895
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1895
The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind
Author: Gustave Le Bon
Le Bon set the tone for several decades of research by emphasizing the way that crowds submerge individual identity into the “collective mind” and incite primitive, destructive, and antisocial feelings that are normally suppressed in social life. More on «The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind»
January 1869
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1869
The Subjection of Women
Author: John Stuart Mill
"The Subjection of Women" offers both detailed argumentation and passionate eloquence in opposition to the social and legal inequalities commonly imposed upon women by a patriarchal culture. More on «The Subjection of Women»
January 1859
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1859
On Liberty
Author: John Stuart Mill
"On Liberty" addresses the nature and limits of the power that can be legitimately exercised by society over the individual. More on «On Liberty»
June 1858
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16 Jun 1858
A House Divided
Author: Abraham Lincoln
This publication is a transcript of Abraham Lincoln's famous speech, delivered on June 16, 1858 in Springfield, Illinois. More on «A House Divided»
February 1848
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Feb 1848
Manifesto of the Communist Party
Author: Karl Marx, Fredrick Engels
"The Communist Manifesto" contains Marx and Engels' theories about the nature of society and politics. More on «Manifesto of the Communist Party»
February 1844
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Feb 1844
On the Jewish Question
Author: Karl Marx
The essay by Karl Marx criticizes two studies by Bruno Bauer on the attempt by Jews to achieve political emancipation in Prussia. More on «On the Jewish Question »
January 1820
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1820
Elements of the Philosophy of Right
Author: Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
"Elements of the Philosophy of Right" is an attempt to systematize ethical theory, natural right, the philosophy of law, political theory and the sociology of the modern state into the framework of Hegel's philosophy of history. More on «Elements of the Philosophy of Right»
