Presents a collection of articles documenting Marx's views of such topics as social inequality, the slave and opium trades, and the British rule in India Karl Marx (1818-1883) is arguably the most famous political philosopher of all time, but he was also one of the great foreign correspondents of the nineteenth century. During his eleven years writing for the New York Tribune, Marx tackled an abundance of topics, from issues of class and the state to world affairs. Foreword ix Chronology xv Introduction xvii A Note on the Text xxix CHINA Revolution in China and in Europe 3(8) [The Anglo-Chinese Conflict] 11(6) [Russian Trade with China] 17(3) [English Atrocities in China] 20(4) History of the Opium Trade [I] 24(4) History of the Opium Trade [II] 28(3) [The Anglo-Chinese Treaty] 31(5) The British and Chinese Treaty 36(6) Trade with China 42(9) WAR, REVOLUTION AND COUNTER REVOLUTION IN EUROPE The Greek Insurrection 51(3) Declaration of War.---On the History of the Eastern Question 54(9) [Revolution in Spain.---Bomarsund] 63(4) Prussia 67(5) [Revolution in Spain] [I] 72(6) [Revolution in Spain] [II] 78(6) [On Italian Unity] 84(6) A Historic Parallel 90(3) What Has Italy Gained? 93(5) BRITISH POLITICS AND SOCIETY The Elections in England.---Tories and Whigs 98(6) Corruption at Elections 104(7) [Case of Starvation] 111(2) [Starvation] 113(1) The Duchess of Sutherland and Slavery 113(6) [Capital Punishment] 119(4) [Irish Tenant Right] 123(6) [Chartism] 129(2) [Prince Albert] 131(3) The War Debate in Parliament 134(5) [Clearing of Estates in Scotland] 139(3) The English Middle Class 142(3) Fall of the Aberdeen Ministry 145(6) [The Increase of Lunacy in Great Britain] 151(10) ECONOMICS AND FINANCE Pauperism and Free Trade.---The Approaching Commercial Crisis 161(2) The Labor Question 163(3) The Commercial Crisis in Britain 166(5) The French Credit Mobilier [I] 171(6) The French Credit Mobilier [II] 177(6) The French Credit Mobilier [III] 183(6) Condition of Factory Laborers 189(3) [The Bank Act of 1844 and the Monetary Crisis in England] 192(6) [The Crisis in Europe] 198(2) British Commerce and Finance 200(4) [Project for the Regulation of the Price of Bread in France] 204(8) INDIA AND IMPERIALISM The British Rule in India 212(7) The Future Results of British Rule in India 219(6) The Revolt in the Indian Army 225(4) The Indian Question 229(5) The Indian Revolt 234(3) [Investigation of Tortures in India] 237(6) The Approaching Indian Loan 243(3) The Indian Bill 246(4) Great Trouble in Indian Finances 250(11) AMERICA AND SLAVERY The British Government and the Slave-Trade 261(5) The American Question in England 266(10) The British Cotton Trade 276(4) The North American Civil War 280(11) The London Times on the Orleans Princes in America 291(4) The News and Its Effect in London 295(5) Progress of Feeling in England 300(5) English Public Opinion 305(7) Notes 312