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Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels: The Communist Manifesto (Paperback, 1948, International Publishers Co.)

The Communist Manifesto, originally titled Manifesto of the Communist Party (German: Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei) …

"The Communist Manifesto" Review

Re-read for me.

An introductory text straight from the source. Doesn't get into the nitty-gritty (only about 50 pages, after all), but does provide a basic exploration and codification of Marxist thought / philosophy. That said, there are quite a few moving parts and lines of thought here. This is a hugely influential and long-lasting text for a reason.

A lot of great quotes in this pamphlet and is written in fairly straightforward language.

A good jumping-off point to longer, more dense and complex works.