Manifesto of the Communist Party

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marx, Karl, 1818-1883

Contributor:

Engels, Friedrich, 1820-1895

Standardized Title:

Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei. English

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Manifesto of the Communist Party" by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels is a political pamphlet written in the mid-19th century. This seminal work serves as the foundational text for the modern communist movement and outlines the theoretical and practical framework for the struggle of the proletariat against the bourgeois class. The book traces the history of class struggles throughout human history and asserts that the rise of communism is a necessary outcome of the evolving socio-economic landscape. The manifesto begins by depicting a world haunted by the specter of communism and calls upon the working class to unite and overthrow their chains of oppression. It discusses the evolution from feudalism to capitalism, emphasizing the inherent contradictions within capitalist society that lead to economic crises and the exploitation of workers. Marx and Engels critique various forms of socialism that were prevalent at the time, positioning communism as the revolutionary movement dedicated to abolishing private property and establishing a classless society. The text concludes with a rallying cry for workers of the world to unite, asserting that they have nothing to lose but their chains and a world to win, encapsulating the revolutionary spirit and goals of the communist movement. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Al Haines, from images obtained from The Internet Archive.

Notes:

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Communist_Manifesto

Reading ease score: 47.1 (College-level). Difficult to read.

Release date is 2010-02-05