The Communist manifesto /
作者： by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels ; with an introduction by Vladimir Pozner.
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[b]book description[/b]
"a spectre is haunting europe - the spectre of communism." so begins one of history's most important documents, a work of such magnitude that it has forever changed not only the scope of world politics, but indeed the course of human civilization. the communist manifesto was written in friedrich engels's clear, striking prose and declared the earth-shaking ideas of karl marx. upon publication in 1848, it quickly became the credo of the poor and oppressed who longed for a society "in which the free development of each is the condition for the free development of all."
the communist manifesto contains the seeds of marx's more comprehensive philosophy, which continues to inspire influential economic, political, social, and literary theories. but the manifesto is most valuable as an historical document, one that led to the greatest political upheaveals of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and to the establishment of the communist governments that until recently ruled half the globe.
this bantam classic edition of the communist manifesto includes marx and engels's historic 1872 and 1882 prefaces, and engels's notes and prefaces to the 1883 and 1888 editions.
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"a spectre is haunting europe," karl marx and frederic engels wrote in 1848, "the spectre of communism." this new edition of the communist manifesto, commemorating the 150th anniversary of its publication, includes an introduction by renowned historian eric hobsbawm which reminds us of the document's continued relevance. marx and engels's critique of capitalism and its deleterious effect on all aspects of life, from the increasing rift between the classes to the destruction of the nuclear family, has proven remarkably prescient. their spectre, manifested in the manifesto's vivid prose, continues to haunt the capitalist world, lingering as a ghostly apparition even after the collapse of those governments which claimed to be enacting its principles.
[b]the nation, marshall berman[/b][/b]
every paragraph breaks over us like a wave that leaves us shaking from the impact and wet with thought. this prose evokes breathless momentum, plunging ahead without guides or maps, breaking all boundaries, precarious piling and layering of things, ideas and experiences.
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may 1 to honor the 150th anniversary of the original publication of marx and engels's masterpiece with this quality, affordable hardcover. this edition contains a new introduction by historian eric hobsbawn, who insists that the work should be read not only as a great work of literature but that, 150 years later, it still has much to teach us for the next millennium.
[b]about the author[/b]
karl marx (1818-1883) is today considered one of the world's seminal thinkers; although at his death he was, in his own words, "the best hated and most calumniated man of his time." born in trier, prussia, he was descended from a rabbinical family. at the university of bonn and later at the university of berlin, he joined a group of radicals who espoused the ideas of hegel. after emigrating to paris in 1843 he became deeply committed to communism and the overthrow of tyranny. here too he began his lifelong association with friedrich engels. finally settling in london with his wife and family, marx lived the rest of his life in abject poverty while creating his masterwork, das kapital, and becoming the leading spirit of revolution throughout the world.
. friedrich engels (1820-1895) is known primarily as the intellectual companion of karl marx. the son of a german textile manufacturer, engels became the collaborator and staunch supporter of marx before and during the european revolutions of 1848, when together they created the communist manifesto. when engels outlived his friend by twelve years, he dedicated himself to editing marx's manuscripts and completing the two volumes of das kapital left unfinished. a true friend to the end, he willed all his property to marx's children.
[b]book dimension[/b]
length: (cm)17.1 width:(cm)10.4
