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.

'An astonishing masterpiece ... a political classic ... has an almost biblical force' Eric Hobsbawm

The Communist Manifesto
, Marx and Engels' revolutionary 1848 summons to the working classes, is one of the most 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. Their vision transformed the world irrevocably, and remains relevant as a depiction of global capitalism today.

Edited with an Introduction by GARETH STEDMAN JONES



Autorentext

Friedrich Engels,Karl Marx

Titel
Communist Manifesto
EAN
9780141913087
ISBN
978-0-14-191308-7
Format
E-Book (epub)
Hersteller
Herausgeber
Veröffentlichung
01.07.2004
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
0.45 MB
Anzahl Seiten
304
Jahr
2004
Untertitel
Englisch
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