Product Description

With a new introduction by Chris HarmanDesigned especially for contemporary audiences,this new, very reasonably priced edition of Marx'sclassic international best-seller also features anew glossary explaining difficult terms toreaders."The Communist Manifesto is a text for today. InSeattle at the very end of the 20th century a newanti-capitalist movement was born. This remains amanifesto for it." - Chris Harman, from theIntroduction

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #176087 in Books
• Published on: 2003-09-01
• Binding: Paperback
• 32 pages

Customer Reviews

The book is great but be warned of eye510
These writings are not just thought provoking but life changing. This is definately a book I'd reccommend.

However beware of buying from eye510 as they just send you a computer printout of a section of Marx's writings not the actual book listed here.

Karl Marx is the opiate of the masses
He doesn't like money. He doesn't like religion. And he sure as hell doesn't like you. Karl Marx is a straight up dude with a gnarly attitude and a chip on both shoulders that reads "SOCIALISM". If you're smart enough to make sense of that then you might be smart enough to read this book.

If you liked "Das Kapital" you'll love this sequel, being as it is a rollercoaster ride through the myriad madcap memes of a zany philosophising messiah and his own twelve apostles, all of whom are called Engels.

Socialism - you thought you knew. You had no idea. This book is sick.

unite!
Wow. This is something special.

Born merely a handful of years before the fall of the Berlin Wall I have little recollection of communism and the culture of fear surrounding all party members. I can't remember Stalin's iron curtain or any of that so I feel free and easy to say - works for me!

This teeny little book (you could even call it a leaflet) has captured nations and driven them to fight for equality and trust me - it does pack a punch.

Sitting in my little semi-suburban farmhouse I contemplate this rousing and anti-bourgeoisie propaganda. I think of the little school I went to, and my beautiful christmas presents and my little fiat punto and I really have no cause to rise up against anyone.

But I want to.

That is what is so brilliant about it. I want to grab my pitchfork and sing with all the proles around the world and fight for freedom against capitalism.

It is such a beautifully simple idea that only when you grab your history textbook you realise that in practice, not so good. I would gladly give up my private property and receive a fair share (okay, I rent, but I would give up my Punto).

Or would I?

This challenges your morals and values, makes you think more than any other thing that I have ever read. Are we just materialistic hounds who ignore the poor and weak, just because we are crawling our way up to riches?

Read it and see what you think. Honestly, it may shock you.

PS - let me know if you feel a revolution coming on(!)