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The Communist Manifesto is the most influential political call-to-arms ever written. In the century and a half since its publication the world has been shaken repeatedly by those who sought to make its declamations a reality. But the focus of this modern edition is not primarily the vivid history of Marx and Engels' most important work. Rather, with a characteristically elegant and acute introduction by the distinguished historian Eric Hobsbawm, it asserts the pertinence of the Manifesto today. Hobsbawm writes that 'the world described by Marx and Engels in 1848 in passages of dark, laconic eloquence, is recognizably the world we live in 150 years later'. He identifies the insights whish underpin the Manifesto's startling contemporary relevance: the recognition of capitalism as a world system capable of marshalling production on a global scale; its devastating impact on all aspects of human existe43nce, work, the family and the distribution of wealth; and the understanding that, far from being a stable, immutable system, it is, on the contrary, susceptible to enormous convulsions and crisis, and contains the seeds of its own destruction. For anyone sceptical of the triumphalism of the financial markets in recent years, who chooses to focus instead on the growing global divergence of rich and poor, the ravaging of the environment and the atomization of society, the manifesto will appear as a work of extraordinary prescience and power.

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Karl Marx was born in 1818, in the Rheinish city of Trier, the son of a successful lawyer. He studied law and philosophy at the universities of Bonn and Berlin, completing his doctorate in 1841. In Paris three years later, Marx was introduced to the study of political economy by a former fellow student, Frederick Engels. In 1848 they collaborated in writing The Communist Manifesto. Expelled from Prussia in the same year, Marx took up residence first in Paris and then in London where, in 1867, he published his magnus opus Capital. A co-founder of the International Workingmen's Association in 1864, Marx died in London in 1883. Frederick Engels was born in 1820, in the German city of Barmen, Brought up as a devout Calvinist he moved to England in 1842 to work in his father's Manchester textile firm. After joining the fight against the counter revolution in Germany in 1848 he returned to Manchester and the family business, finally settling there in 1850. In subsequent years he provided financial support for Marx and edited the second and third volumes of Capital. He died whilst working on the fourth volume in 1895. Eric Hobsbawm is Emeritus Professor of History at Birkbeck College, University of London. His many books include The Age of Revolution, The Age of Capital, The Age of Empire and the recently published The Age of Extremes.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   19 of 20 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars A book to inspire deep thought, 3 Aug 1999 By A Customer This review is from: The Communist Manifesto (Classics) (Paperback) Whilst the book is not written for the enjoyment of the reader it is written with purpose. This purpose was to formulate and summarise the ideas and ideals of the so called communist movement at the time. However, I believe if one reads the book they will have to concede that Marxs ideas of communism do not mirror those which were brought about by the revolutions of the Twentieth century. To blame Marx for these failed implications of an idealsitic system is to blame Nietzche for the attrocities of the Nazis. Both write with a positive intent and a posiitve message for mankind and neither deserve criticism for this. However, due to their unswerving belief in themselves and their often harsh / revolutionary ideas they were bound to attract it. This book is as pertinent today as it was when it was written. The huge changes in the political scene, the growth of capitalistic society, the failed attempts at the implication of so called communism and the oversights the authors freely admitted do not retract from the message running through the text. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   19 of 21 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars A classic, 21 Mar 2006 By  Henry Ireton (Cambridge) - See all my reviews This review is from: The Communist Manifesto (Oxford World's Classics) (Paperback) If you have not read this, read it now. I do not agree with Marx but this book is indispensible to understanding the history of the 20th Century, you cannot reach into the mindset of many of the leading actors without tackling this book. There is a reason so many intelligent men and women saw within this book such a lot of truth and tried (in my view falsely) to apply it to their societies- this is a book which deserves to be read by any individual who thinks that they think. If you have read it and dismissed it or not read it you are not yet someone who has grappled with what the world is or might be. The thesis was when it was published provocative- it borrowed from Hegel, Rousseau and even for one of its most significant phrases Edmund Burke and retains features of Hegelian historical progression and Rousseauian account of the formation of civilised man- put together though it is a work of genius and deserves to be read now. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   22 of 25 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Five stars for the intro alone, 10 Sep 2006 By  R. Brightwell (Manchester, England) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    This review is from: The Communist Manifesto (Penguin Classics) (Paperback) This review relates to the Penguin Classics version which comes with an "Introduction" by Gareth Stedman Jones. I put "Introduction" in quotes because it is about 180 pages long, whereas the pamphlet it is introducing is about 30 pages. If you are interested in reading the Communist Manifesto, it's well worth getting this one, rather than saving yourself a few quid on an edition which just contains the Manifesto itself. Without putting this book in its historical context, you're likely to find yourself thinking "so what?!". The intro is academic and dense at times, but well worth the effort. The most enlightening aspect of the manifesto itself, for me, is what is NOT in it, rather than what is. There isn't a description of how a communist society should look, for starters. The story of this book is the story of a pamphlet written for a specific time and place, which became an iconic work when it was seized on by the Soviets for reasons of political expediency. I'm sure if Marx and Engels knew what they would turn this book into, they would have written it very differently. No wonder Marx is quoted as saying "I am not a Marxist". Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all 36 customer reviews...		Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars A warning - read with care! The only valid kind of review I think you can give of an important classic like The Communist Manifesto is to state that it needs be read with care and without projecting onto it... Read more Published 1 month ago by Hud955i 4.0 out of 5 stars An Insightful Read I had recently read a biography of the Communist dictator Joseph Stalin and the idea of Communism intrigued me so I decided to get this as the works of Marx are frequently... Read more Published 3 months ago by Steven Stewart 5.0 out of 5 stars A helpful insight into the mind of a Communist/Marxist Although only 40 pages long, you get an insight into the way that both Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels felt about the world they lived in and how it could change for the greater... Read more Published 9 months ago by Myfanwy Morgan 4.0 out of 5 stars The introduction alone is worth your money I will leave others to debate the relative merits of the actual Manifesto and say a couple of words about the introduction because the product distinction - criminally - doesn't... Read more Published 11 months ago by Mr. Daniel Hutton Ferris 5.0 out of 5 stars The Communist Manifesto - still relevent After the Berlin wall fell, the so-called "communism" that "Marx envisioned" fell with it. Or so we are told. Read more Published 11 months ago by R. Jones 5.0 out of 5 stars Future prospects Read this in context and as of its time. It's a Manifesto, just as Labour or the Conservarives or George Bush put out party manifestos at each election (or at least they did when... Read more Published 13 months ago by John Penman 5.0 out of 5 stars This edition has the greatest literary introduction ever Greatest explanatory introduction ever, in fact could be as important or good as the book itself, really does Engels justice. Published 22 months ago by Lark 3.0 out of 5 stars Marx -Naiive idealist? I can only imagine that many people who read this have lost the ability to read objectively, as most seem to swallow this work hook, line and sinker. Read more Published 24 months ago by Mr. D. J. Read 4.0 out of 5 stars Never have so many extrapolated so much out of so little. A concept born in a simpler time used as an excuse for many things from Socialism to controlled capitalism. As with any pivotal work one should read it for his/her self. Read more Published on 25 Jun 2007 by bernie 5.0 out of 5 stars One of the greatest works of all time This is without a shadow of a doubt one of those works that all appreciative people should read. Few authors could convey such a message with such simplicity of language. Read more Published on 25 Nov 2006 by A. Williams Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 36 customer reviews...

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