The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels is a relatively short and essential text that delves into the historical scope of Marx's thesis, providing a critique of capitalism and offering a vision for the future of the communist internationale. It serves as a foundational document for understanding communism and socialism, presenting a clear and concise perspective on the aims and objectives of the Communist movement.
The book is described as a relatively short and easy read, making it accessible to a wide range of readers. It is noted for providing a compelling vision of government, expressing a persuasive document that has launched significant social and political movements, shaping ideologies and sparking discussions on far-left political ideologies.
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Karl Marx's Communist Manifesto, first printed just before the French revolution of 1848, is his most accessible and famous work. In his powerful call to arms, Marx expounds his famous theory that class struggle is the real determinant of historical change.
Next in this volume comes his treatise, Wages, Price and Profit, written in 1865, which serves as an accessible introduction to the ideas which Marx went on to develop in Capital, his masterful, multi volume analysis of how the world was irreversibly changed by the industrial revolution.
Whilst old-style Marxism is now dead and buried, today's conflicts within capitalism are as sharp as ever and Marx's brilliant, painstaking writings remain disturbingly relevant.
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No political ideology has done more to destroy lives and kill than Communism!
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About the Author:
Karl Marx was born in the German city of Trier in 1818. He studied law in Bonn and Berlin at his father's insistence, but his true interests lay elsewhere and, in 1841, he received a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Jena. For the next two years he wrote for radical left-wing newspapers before moving to Paris with his wife, Jenny; there he became a communist and met his lifelong friend and collaborator, Friedrich Engels. They published their revolutionary pamphlet, The Communist Manifesto, in 1848 and Marx moved to London a year later. He spent the rest of his life there - often in considerable poverty - while he wrote his magnum opus of political theory, Das Kapital. Karl Marx died in 1883.
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