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Well-Lucubrated
Well-Lucubrated rated it 12 years ago
I'm sure if Marx could have his way, he would prefer not to be remembered for The Communist Manifesto. His language is forceful and impassioned, which is not unexpected given his age at the time of its writing, but like many forceful, passionate works, it is also demagogic and sophistical.Like all h...
Xdyj's books
Xdyj's books rated it 12 years ago
A starting point of Marxist feminism. I kind-of like Engels' irreverent sense of humor.
A Cruel Man Delighting in Flowers
A Cruel Man Delighting in Flowers rated it 12 years ago
On the 21st—the day of publication of [b:The Communist Manifesto|30474|The Communist Manifesto|Karl Marx|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1311645363s/30474.jpg|2205479] in 1848—my family and I celebrate [a:Karl Marx|7084|Karl Marx|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1202410660p2/7084.jpg] Day as part of our ...
Traveller
Traveller rated it 12 years ago
Thank you, Nathan. I'll read this and revise my CM review after i have done so. Much obliged.
oh the guilt
oh the guilt rated it 13 years ago
Though with all respect to you hippies out there, anarchy will never work in reality.Without established rule (of law), bigger men (and women) will rape petite hippie girls (and guys) for breakfast, lunch and dinner. And there's absolutely nothing they can do about it.Hippies best friends are cops. ...
Traveller
Traveller rated it 13 years ago
This tract by Marx and Engels is too enormous in implication to review fully in the small little space that GR allows, so what I'll do for now is take extracts from it and comment on them, piece by piece.Per the Maifesto:""Abolition of the family! Even the most radical flare up at this infamous prop...
deborahmarkus7
deborahmarkus7 rated it 13 years ago
Want to read this because Jeannette Winterson recommends it in "Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?" According to her, it's "a frightening, upsetting account of the effects of the Industrial Revolution on ordinary people -- what happens when people 'regard each other only as useful objects.'"
Robert Zimmermann
Robert Zimmermann rated it 13 years ago
This was an interesting read. It's not something I would normally pick up but I felt like it's something everyone should read because of it's historical significance. It didn't make me want to become communist, but there are some points that I felt that I could logically support. I would definitely ...
Hemantkatiyar
Hemantkatiyar rated it 14 years ago
Good ideas but not for me..............
Edward
Edward rated it 14 years ago
AcknowledgementsIntroduction 1. Preface 2. The Reception of the Manifesto 3. The 'Spectre of Communism' 4. The Communist League 5. Engels' Contribution 6. Marx's Contribution: Prologue 7. The Young Hegelians (i) Hegel and Hegelianism (ii) The Battle over Christianity and the Emergence of the Young ...
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