# Louis Blanc — The Conquest of Bread character guide

> Louis Blanc in The Conquest of Bread by Peter Kropotkin.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-the-conquest-of-bread

## Who they are

A socialist politician whose ideas are critiqued.

## Relationships

### [Proudhon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_conquest_of_bread_se/characters/proudhon)

_rivalry_

Louis Blanc and Proudhon were socialist rivals, debating the role of the state and cooperative production.

### [Fourier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_conquest_of_bread_se/characters/fourier)

_friendship_

Fourier and Louis Blanc shared socialist ideals, though Blanc favored state intervention while Fourier advocated communal phalanxes.

## In the story

### [Well-Being for All](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_conquest_of_bread_se/chapters/ii-well-being-for-all)

Mentioned in context of the 1848 revolution and the misleading promise of the 'right to work.'

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_conquest_of_bread_se/chapters/v)

Mentioned as an influence on German revolutionary ideas of organizing labor.

### [XIII: The Collectivist Wages System](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_conquest_of_bread_se/chapters/xiii-the-collectivist-wages-system)

Implied in critique of state-controlled wage systems.

## Links

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