Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels: Das Kommunistische Manifest (German language, 1848)
130 pages
German language
Published Feb. 21, 1848
The Communist Manifesto, originally the Manifesto of the Communist Party (German: Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei), is an 1848 pamphlet by German philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Commissioned by the Communist League and originally published in London 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 conflicts 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 concerning the nature of society and politics, namely that in their own words "[t]he 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 the last paragraph …
The Communist Manifesto, originally the Manifesto of the Communist Party (German: Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei), is an 1848 pamphlet by German philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Commissioned by the Communist League and originally published in London 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 conflicts 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 concerning the nature of society and politics, namely that in their own words "[t]he 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 the last paragraph of the Manifesto, the authors call for a "forcible overthrow of all existing social conditions", which served as a call for communist revolutions around the world.In 2013, The Communist Manifesto was registered to UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme along with Marx's Capital, Volume I.
It’s so tough to rate this one. One of those old political texts that is awfully boring but also interesting at the same time. A lot of ideas that are still very relevant, but some predictions were very much wrong
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.
An easy to read and understand manifesto of the movement that has been haunting our society for the last 175 years.
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
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! 》
Interesting read
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.
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.
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.
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.
Very difficult to read. The ideas are not clear and descriptions of the different classes and systems are not satisfactory or lacking.
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.
glad to have read it.
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.
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.
