Chapter One-1848, Louis Bonaparte's Coup D'État, and Revolutionary Exile

• Introduction
• The Constitution of the French Republic Adopted November 4, 1848 June 14, 1851
• Germany: Revolution and Counterrevolution (Engels) October 1851-December 1852
• Real Causes Why the French Proletarians Remained Comparatively Inactive in December Last (Engels) February-April 1852
• Review of the Literature on the Coup d'État (Georg Eccarius) September-December 1852
• Movements of Mazzini and Kossuth-League with Louis Napoleon-Palmerston October 19, 1852
• The Berlin Conspiracy April 18, 1853
• The Berlin Conspiracy-London Police-Mazzini-Radetzky April 21, 1853
• Position of England and France December 27, 1853
• Review of Karl Marx, A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy (Engels) August 1859

Chapter Two-British Politics, Society, and the Press 1852-53

• Introduction
• General Election in Great Britain August-September 1852
• Pauperism and Free Trade-The Approaching Commercial Crisis November 1, 1852
• Attempts to Form a New Opposition Party November 25, 1852
• A Superannuated Administration-Prospects of the Coalition Ministry-&c. January 28, 1853
• The Duchess of Sutherland and Slavery February 9, 1853
• Capital Punishment-Mr. Cobden's Pamphlet-Regulations of the Bank of England February 18, 1853
• The Italian Insurrection-British Politics February 25, 1853

Chapter Three-Capitalist Globalization and the 1853 EIC Charter Renewal

• Introduction
• Revolution in China and in Europe June 14, 1853
• India June 9, 1853
• Sir Charles Wood's East Indian Reforms June 22, 1853
• The British Rule in India June 25, 1853
• The East India Company-Its History and Results July 11, 1853
• The Government of India July 20, 1853
• The East India Question July 25, 1853
• The Future Results of British Rule in India August 8, 1853

Chapter Four-Late Chartism, the Irish Question, and the Factory System

• Introduction
• Irish Tenant Right July 11, 1853
• Chartism July 14, 1853
• Struggle Over the Ten Hours Bill July 22, 1853
• Cabs-IrelandAugust 12, 1853
• Strikes-I October 17, 1853
• Strikes-II November 15, 1853
• The Labor Question-I November 28, 1853
• The Labor Question-II November-December 1853
• Opening of the Labour Parliament March 24, 1854
• Letter to the Labour Parliament March 18, 1854
• The English Middle Class August 1, 1854
• The Association for Administrative Reform June 8, 1855
• Anti-Church Movement June 28, 1855
• Speech at the Anniversary of the People's Paper April 19, 1856
• Condition of Factory Laborers April 22, 1857