The Communist Manifesto
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The Communist Manifesto presents the argument that capitalism is by its very nature exploitative and hence is antithetical to freedom.
Commissioned by the Communist League and originally published in London (in German as Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei) just as the revolutions of 1848 began to erupt, the Manifesto was later recognised as one of the world's most influential political documents. It presents an analytical approach to the class struggle (historical and then-present) and the problems of capitalism and the capitalist mode of production, rather than a prediction of communism's potential future forms.
The Communist Manifesto summarises Marx and Engels' theories about the nature of society and politics, that in their own words, "The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles". It also briefly features their ideas for how the capitalist society of the time would eventually be replaced by socialism.
In 2013 The Communist Manifesto was registered to UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme with the Capital, Volume I.
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- Book Size:
- 36 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781772754322
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- 9781772754322, 9781772754322
- Publisher:
- Sayre Street Books
- Date of Addition:
- 03/05/18
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- Language:
- English
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- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Philosophy, Politics and Government
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- Usage Restrictions:
- This book is in the public domain and is freely available to all.
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