The Communist Manifesto Revised Edition Contributor(s): Marx, Karl (Author), Engels, Friedrich (Author), Moore, Samuel (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0140447571 ISBN-13: 9780140447576 Publisher: Penguin Group
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: August 2002 Annotation: Originally published on the eve of the 1848 European revolutions, The Communist Manifesto is a condensed and incisive account of the worldview Marx and Engels developed during their hectic intellectual and political collaboration. Formulating the principles of dialectical materialism, they believed that labor creates wealth, hence capitalism is exploitive and antithetical to freedom. This new edition includes an extensive introduction by Gareth Stedman Jones, Britain's leading expert on Marx and Marxism, providing a complete course for students of The Communist Manifesto, and demonstrating not only the historical importance of the text, but also its place in the world today. |
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BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism - Philosophy | Political |
Dewey: 335.422 |
LCCN: 2003265747 |
Age Level: 18-UP |
Grade Level: 13-UP |
Lexile Measure: 1360 |
Series: Penguin Classics |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5" W x 7.6" L (0.50 lbs) 304 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Index, Price on Product |
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Publisher Description: A rousing call to arms whose influence is still felt today Originally published on the eve of the 1848 European revolutions, The Communist Manifesto is a condensed and incisive account of the worldview Marx and Engels developed during their hectic intellectual and political collaboration. Formulating the principles of dialectical materialism, they believed that labor creates wealth, hence capitalism is exploitive and antithetical to freedom. This new edition includes an extensive introduction by Gareth Stedman Jones, Britain's leading expert on Marx and Marxism, providing a complete course for students of The Communist Manifesto, and demonstrating not only the historical importance of the text, but also its place in the world today. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |
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