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LUMPENPROLETARIAT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1982-02-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Social Organization
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Lumpenproletariat
1, record 1, English, Lumpenproletariat
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- lumpenproletariat 1, record 1, English, lumpenproletariat
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
according to Karl Marx (...) the lowest stratum of the industrial working class, including also such undesirables as tramps and criminals. The members of the Lumpenproletariat --this "social scum", said Marx-- are not only disinclined to participate in revolutionary activities with their "rightful brethren", the proletariat, but also tend to act as the "bribed tools of reactionary intrigue". 1, record 1, English, - Lumpenproletariat
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organisation sociale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Lumpenproletariat
1, record 1, French, Lumpenproletariat
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- lumpenproletariat 2, record 1, French, lumpenproletariat
correct
- lumpen-prolétariat 3, record 1, French, lumpen%2Dprol%C3%A9tariat
correct
- lumpen 1, record 1, French, lumpen
correct
- sous-prolétariat 4, record 1, French, sous%2Dprol%C3%A9tariat
avoid, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Terme du vocabulaire marxiste désignant ceux qui, au sein du prolétariat, sont dépourvus de toute conscience politique. (...) Cette expression imagée,régulièrement accompagnée chez Marx et Engels d'épithètes péjoratives --"lie d'individus corrompus", "pourriture inerte", "pègre"--, est pratiquement synonyme pour ces auteurs de sous-prolétariat et de classe dangereuse. Elle désigne les masses urbaines marginales, vivant de manière parasitaire et fondamentalement incapables d'accéder jamais à une conscience révolutionnaire. En font partie les vagabonds, les mendiants, les voleurs, les criminels, les prostituées, les souteneurs et, d'une façon générale, tous les individus n'ayant pas d'activité bien définie. 1, record 1, French, - Lumpenproletariat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On utilise couramment le terme allemand Lumpenproletariat, voire Lumpen tout court, de préférence à sa traduction française "prolétariat en haillons, en guenilles". 1, record 1, French, - Lumpenproletariat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
«sous-prolétariat» : Lumpenproletariat. Expression allemande qui signifie étymologiquement le prolétariat en haillons et que l'on traduit souvent à tort par sous-prolétariat. 4, record 1, French, - Lumpenproletariat
Record 1, Key term(s)
- prolétariat en haillons
- prolétariat en guenilles
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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