The Communist Manifesto (Critical Editions)
This Norton Critical Edition offers a complete historical and philosophical introduction to Marx's Manifesto of the Communist Party.It will assist students making their first approach to Marx's thought as well as those ready to study the Manifesto in more depth. For beginning students, this...
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This Norton Critical Edition offers a complete historical and philosophical introduction to Marx's Manifesto of the Communist Party.It will assist students making their first approach to Marx's thought as well as those ready to study the Manifesto in more depth. For beginning students, this edition provides a carefully annotated text of the Manifesto and two introductory sections by Frederic Bender, a "Chronology of Events Leading to the Communist Manifesto" and "Historical and Theoretical Backgrounds of the Communist Manifesto." More experienced students will benefit from selections on the sources of Marx's thought, the significance of the Manifesto in the history of Marxism, and recent interpretations of the work.
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ISBN:
9780393956160 (0393956164)
Publish date: July 17th 1988
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Non Fiction,
Academic,
School,
European Literature,
Economics,
Politics,
Philosophy,
Sociology,
German Literature,
Political Science,
Theory
It’s been a while since I studied Marxism at school, a refresh of my memory was required, and having never read The Communist Manifesto, I thought I might as well try it. My views have changed. When I studied Marxism as a teenager I was enamoured with its idealistic belief that capitalism would in...
***Read for my Classics Challenge***It would have been 1.5 stars, but upon my reasons listed below, I've presented this with 2.5 stars.I've read this like 3-4 times prior to rereading it again now. My most recent reread of this "manifesto" was in my 3rd year (I'm now finishing my 4th year of univers...
I think the Communism ideology is not only dangerous but it could convince gullible people to willingly turn themselves over as slaves to those purporting to be leaders of such a movement.
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...
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