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The Communist Manifesto

(Penguin Classics)

By Gareth Stedman Jones, Friedrich Engels, Karl Marx

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| Paperback | 9780140447576

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Originally published on the eve of the 1848 European revolutions, The Communist Manifesto is a condensed and incisive account of the worldview Marx and Engels developed during their hectic intellectual and political collaboration. Formulating the principles of dialectical materialism, they beContinue

Originally published on the eve of the 1848 European revolutions, The Communist Manifesto is a condensed and incisive account of the worldview Marx and Engels developed during their hectic intellectual and political collaboration. Formulating the principles of dialectical materialism, they believed that labor creates wealth, hence capitalism is exploitive and antithetical to freedom.

This new edition includes an extensive introduction by Gareth Stedman Jones, Britain's leading expert on Marx and Marxism, providing a complete course for students of The Communist Manifesto, and demonstrating not only the historical importance of the text, but also its place in the world today.

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  • A bit crude.

    Very militant, full of anger and an obvious lack of objectivity!

    Excellent if you agree with him and are a communist or socialist. Utterly vile otherwise.

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    Garethlewisshelton said on Aug 2, 2011 | Add your feedback

  • I bought this book to get a brief understanding of Marxism as i was going to attend a conference about it. From what i understand, Karl Marx penned The Communist Manifesto himself so i thought this would be a good introductory book. It helps that the book is thin!

    Halfway through this book, an ... (continue)

    I bought this book to get a brief understanding of Marxism as i was going to attend a conference about it. From what i understand, Karl Marx penned The Communist Manifesto himself so i thought this would be a good introductory book. It helps that the book is thin!

    Halfway through this book, and i have got an idea of what Marxism is about. The problem was that the Manifesto states its ideals, but does not explain them very well. Also, the language used is quite confusing and meandering. Perhaps it is because this was translated from the original version, and official documents can be quite monotonous.

    If you have the time, i would suggest getting a different book that explains Marxism in greater detail and in a language that people who do not study politics, may be able to understand.

    For a brief overview of the ideals of Marxism, this book should suffice. In my case, it helped a great deal just prior to the conference. But i have purchased another book that hopefully will shed more light on Marxism.

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    The Underdog said on Apr 11, 2009 | Add your feedback

  • Interesting

    Interesting theories. Always good to know political science

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    Kevgol0 said on Dec 19, 2008 | Add your feedback

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