“Workers of the world, Unite!”
With these words, concludes one of the world's most influential political texts—The Communist Manifesto. Surviving through countless decades of revolution and counter-revolution, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels’ work remains as relevant today as it was in 1848, providing a rallying cry for people struggling under conditions of economic oppression worldwide.
Fiery and provocative, The Communist Manifesto has been a call-to-arms for everyone engaged in the movement to expose and overthrow the broken and exploitative capitalist system. This beautiful collectible edition includes a new introduction by Jodi Dean and a new foreword by David Harvey. Published to coincide with the centenary of the Russian Revolution, which it inspired, the Manifesto will continue to ignite a new generation struggling under the weight of debt and global financial crisis.
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'As a force for change, its influence has been surpassed only by the Bible. As a piece of writing, it is a masterpiece' -- Guardian
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1 Introduction by Jodi Dean |
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2 Manifesto of the Communist Party |
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I Bourgeois and Proletarians |
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II Proletarians and Communists |
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III Socialist and Communist Literature |
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IV Position of the Communists in Relation to the Various Existing Opposition Parties |
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3 Appendix: Prefaces to Various Language Editions |
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4 Afterword: Introduction to the 2008 edition by David Harvey |
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Karl Marx (1818-1883) was Prussian-born philosopher, economist, political theorist, sociologist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His collaborated with Friedrich Engels in writing The Communist Manifesto (1848). Expelled from Prussia in the same year, Marx took up residence first in Paris and then in London where, in 1867, he published his magnum opus Capital.
Friedrich Engels (1820-1895) moved to England in 1842 to work in his father's Manchester textile firm. After joining the fight against the counter revolution in Germany in 1848 he returned to Manchester and the family business. In subsequent years he provided financial support for Marx and edited the second and third volumes of Capital. He is the author of The Condition of the Working Class in England (1845), and co-author, with Karl Marx, of The Communist Manifesto (1848).
