Book Review: The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

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The Communist Manifesto is one of the most influential works of political
theory ever written. The pamphlet was first published in 1848, when political
upheaval was sweeping through Europe, and proposed a new system in which the
means of production would be controlled by the workers and social classes
would be abolished. According to Marx and Engels, society has so far been
defined by class struggle between the oppressed majority and a minority who
wield disproportionate economic and political power, resulting in an unfair
and increasingly unequal social order. Their work has inspired revolutions in
Russia, Cuba and China, among others, making Marxism one of the fundamental
political ideologies of the 20th century.

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•Students of politics and economics
•Anyone looking to understand the political landscape of the 20th century
•Anyone looking for a better understanding of Marx and Engels’ views on
society and inequality

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