The Communist Manifesto

<p>A rousing call to arms whose influence is still felt today Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels' <i>The Communist Manifesto</i> is edited with an introduction by Gareth Stedman-Jones in Penguin Classics. <br><br>Marx and Engels's revolutionary summons to the working classes <i>The Communist Manifesto</i> is one of the most important political theories ever formulated. After four years of collaboration they produced an incisive account of their idea of Communism in which they envisage a society without classes private property or a state arguing that the exploitation of industrial workers will eventually lead to a revolution in which Capitalism is overthrown. This vision provided the theoretical basis of political systems in Russia China Cuba and Eastern Europe affecting the lives of millions. <i>The Communist Manifesto</i> still remains a landmark text: a work that continues to influence and provoke debate on capitalism and class.<br><br>Gareth Stedman Jones's extensive and scholarly introduction provides an unique assessment of the place of <i>The Communist Manifesto</i> in history and its continuing relevance as a depiction of global capitalism. This edition reproduces Samuel Moore's translation of 1888 and contains a guide to further reading notes and an index.<br><br>Karl Marx (1818-1883) was born in Trier Germany and studied law at Bonn and Berlin. He settled in London where he studied economics and wrote the first volume of his major work <i>Das Kapital </i>(1867 with two further volumes in 1884 and 1894). He is buried in Highgate Cemetery London.<br><br>Friedrich Engels (1820-1895) as well as his collaboration with Marx was the author of <i>The Condition of the Working Class in England</i> (1845) based on personal observations and research.<br><br>If you enjoyed <i>The Communist Manifesto</i> you might like Marx's <i>Capital</i> also available in Penguin Classics.<br><br>'The words of the <i>Communist Manifesto </i>flare like the fiery writing on the wall above the crumbling bastions of capitalist society: <i>socialism or barbarism!</i>'<br>Rosa Luxemburg</p>