The Communist Manifesto

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Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels: The Communist Manifesto (Paperback, 2010, Marxists Internet Archive)

Paperback, 111 pages

English language

Published Dec. 1, 2010 by Marxists Internet Archive.

ISBN:
978-0-9805428-2-0
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4 stars (4 reviews)

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reviewed Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei by Karl Marx

Simple explanation of Marxism

4 stars

The manifesto is not a highly complex and detailed view of Marxism and its' concepts. It served as an easy read for people to get a simplified understanding of the oppression structures during the industrial revolution and lists a set of goals which should be achieved to establish a communist society.

This should be seen as an easy introduction to the Marxist philosophy and a potential starting point for further research into this topic.

reviewed Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei by Karl Marx

An interesting historical read

4 stars

The manifesto is mostly just interesting as a historical piece for me, especially in terms of leftist history. Ideologically it's still pretty interesting to read, however some parts of it have naturally become a bit outdated which has even been acknowledged by Marx and Engels some 25 years later.

The edition of the manifesto I read even includes multiple prefaces by Engels throughout the years which further gave an amazing insight into history and what they felt and thought at the time. Additionally the book also included Engel's The Principles of Communism which practically functioned as an FAQ to fully illustrate what exactly Communism is and it stands for.

Subjects

  • Communism
  • Capitalism
  • Socialism
  • Marxism
  • History
  • Nonfiction
  • Politics

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