Communist Manifesto, The

Political theory; Communism; Socialism

Penquin Classics

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First Person

Non-Fiction

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Originally published on the eve of the 1848 European revolutions, The Communist Manifesto is Marx and Engels’s condensed and incisive statement of the worldview they developed during their intense intellectual and political collaboration. In powerful, polemical prose they trace the historical development of class struggle, describe the rise of the bourgeoisie and the creation of a modern working class, and argue that capitalism is inherently exploitative and unstable. Setting out the principles of dialectical and historical materialism, they claim that labor is the source of wealth and that private ownership of the means of production inevitably leads to oppression and crisis. Against this backdrop, the Manifesto issues a revolutionary summons to the proletariat to overthrow capitalist society and build a classless, stateless, communist future. This Penguin Classics edition supplements the original text with extensive introduction, notes, and contextual material that explain the pamphlet’s historical background, intellectual sources, and continuing relevance to debates about capitalism, inequality, and social change.

Penguin Classics

9780140447576

United States

Clay Ltd, St. Ives plc England

2002-10-01

2002

2002

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