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The Communist Manifesto

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Penguin, Aug 1, 2002 - Political Science - 287 pages
The Communist Manifesto (1848), Marx and Engels s revolutionary summons to the working classes, is one of the most important and influential political theories ever formulated. After four years of collaboration the authors produced this incisive account of their idea of Communism, in which they envisage a society without classes, private property or a state. They argue that increasing exploitation of industrial workers will eventually lead to a revolution in which Capitalism is overthrown. This vision provided the theoretical basis of political systems in Russia, China, Cuba and Eastern Europe, affecting the lives of millions. The Communist Manifesto still remains a landmark text: a work that continues to influence and provoke debate on capitalism and class.
  

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Marx was a selfish man and a horrible writer. - Goodreads
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In fact, the whole premise kind of seems ludicrous. - Goodreads
Gives a brief insight into communism. - Goodreads
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Passionate call to arms from someone with an obvious sense of indignation at the injustices of factory life in the mid 19th century. Adept at looking at the contradictions and hypocrisy of the ... Read full review

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There are a lot of intriguing points that Marx has bought out in the book about class, capital and class conflict. his interpretation of social class is quite commanding and the idea of proletarian ... Read full review

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About the author (2002)

Born in Westphalia in 1820, Friedrich Engels was the son of a textile manufacturer. After military training in Berlin and already a convert to communism, Engels went to Manchester in 1842 to represent the family firm. A relationship with a mill-hand, Mary Bums, and friendship with local Owenites and Chartists helped to inspire his famous early work, The Condition of the Working Class in England in 1844. Collaboration with Marx began in 1844 and in 1847 he composed the first drafts of the Manifesto. After playing an active part in the German revolutions, Engels returned to work in Manchester until 1870, when he moved to London. He not only helped Marx financially, but reinforced their shared position through his own expositions of the new theory. After Marx's death, he prepared the unfinished volumes of Capital for publication. He died in London in 1895.

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