The Communist Manifesto

Penguin classics

by Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels

Paperback, 288 pages

English language

Published June 26, 2002 by Penguin Books.

ISBN:: 978-0-14-044757-6

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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.

A rousing call to arms whose influence is still felt today

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The Weaver Reads reviewed The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx

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4 stars

I'm not sure about Marx and Engels's solutions, but the first section of the Manifesto--diagnosing the problems of capitalism--feel like they could have been written today. Dependency theory and Accelerationism almost seem to be built into the Communist Manifesto: capitalism will spread throughout the world, tying even the least developed regions to its core; capitalism will create the weapons that lead to its collapse; and all of that.

It's worth revisiting from time to time. It's short enough, so it doesn't take much effort, either.

DAVIS reviewed Manifesto of the Communist Party by Karl Marx

Manifesto of the Communist Party - Would Recommend

5 stars

An easy to read and understand manifesto of the movement that has been haunting our society for the last 175 years.

neirda reviewed Manifeste du parti communiste by Karl Marx

Pas tres actuel mais pourrait le redevenir

3 stars

Ca fait longtemps que je l'ai lu, et à l'époque je m'étais dit qu'il fallais le remettre a jour car peu représentatif du monde actuel avec cette classe moyenne apathique. Mais les IA vont voler les jobs de cette classe moyenne donc c'est bon dans 20 ans ça sera de nouveau d'actualité

anka.trini reviewed Das kommunistische Manifest by Karl Marx

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5 stars

Spannendes Zeitdokument, das aber natürlich auch Gedanken und Themen beinhaltet, die noch heute aktuell sind.

Und der letzte Absatz ist natürlich ein absoluter Banger!

5 Sterne, weil es mich einerseits streckenweise echt mitgerissen hat und weil andererseits so viele Deppen mit nur 1 Stern bewerten und ich das etwas ausgleichen möchte.

《 Proletariater aller Länder vereinigt euch! 》

jussi reviewed The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx

Historically fascinating

4 stars

Interesting read

Yubin 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.

vxnxnt 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.

Emily McLean reviewed THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO [ANNOTATED] by Karl Marx

Review of 'THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO [ANNOTATED]' on 'Storygraph'

3 stars

Eh, regardless of how you feel about the actual solutions proposed, it's undeniable that Marx is one of the most influential figures of modern history. It's worth a read for no other reason than that. I'm also of the opinion that the vast majority of critiques he makes of the capitalist structure is well founded, just not sure his answer was right.

georgewhatup reviewed The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx (Penguin classics)

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5 stars

A manifesto of fiery confidence, brutally accurate analysis and unrealistically idealist hopes.

This book is an example of giving the most unbelievably accurate and perfect diagnosis but not having as much success with the cure. I can see why it caused such a fuss, I want to take on some of these bourgeoisie dogs like myself after reading this.

zabbeer reviewed The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx (Penguin classics)

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2 stars

Very difficult to read. The ideas are not clear and descriptions of the different classes and systems are not satisfactory or lacking.

Amber Herbert reviewed Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx

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No rating

Though Marxism and the Communist Manifesto lends a great deal to the world of literary criticism, and we’ve gained great insight from the text, there’s far too much repetition. I realize that emphasizing a point is necessary, especially when it comes to recruitment, but the pamphlet could have been more concise while still hammering the point home.

Derek Caelin reviewed Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels by Karl Marx

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3 stars

glad to have read it.

Marc Cejalvo reviewed Manifiesto comunista by Karl Marx (Acefalia, #2)

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4 stars

Si se pretende entender el comunismo con el Manifiesto Comunista se corre el riesgo de salir como poco aturdidamente confundida(o). El Manifiesto es una llamada a la unión con un mensaje propagandístico que no instructivo.
Me he leído el manifiesto con ilusión, no con una ilusión por un apego ideológico si no porque delante de mí tenía un trocito de historia que ha sido un gusto poder saborearlo (además en poquitas páginas).

A must-read por supuesto.

Daniel Norton reviewed The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx

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2 stars

I keep arguing that Obama's administration is not leading us to socialism, but I have some slight confusion about the true term. So, I am reading this to be better informed on what actually constitutes socialism/communism.