The communist manifesto
By: Karl Marx and Frederich Engels ; with an introduction by David Harvey
Contributors: Engels, Friedrich, 1820-1895; Harvey, David, 1935-; Moore, Samuel; ebrary, Inc
Series: Get political -- 1
Publisher: Pluto Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 115
ISBN-13: 9780745328478; 9780745328461
Subjects: Communism
Work titles: Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei
Description: From the Publisher: 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.
Notes: "The manifesto of the Communist Party was first published in February 1848. English translation by Samual Moore in cooperation with Friedrich Engels, 1888"--T.p. verso.

Translated from the German.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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