»Förändringskraften i Kommunistiska manifestet har bara överträffats av Bibeln. Som litteratur är det ett mästerverk.« | The Guardian Kommunistiska manifestet hör till de politiska pamfletternas mästerverk. Karl Marx och Friedrich Engels förutsåg historiska händelser, såsom mekaniserad massproduktion. När manifestet skrevs 1847 talade de med självklarhet utifrån denna beskrivna utveckling - med en alldeles magnifik retorik. Ingen politisk text har engagerat och inspirerat så många, så länge, som Kommunistiska manifestet. Den 21 februari 2018 fyller verket jämnt, 170 år. Då gör Modernista det åter tillgängligt på svenska.KARL MARX [1818-1883], född i Trier, Preussen, var en tysk sociolog, nationalekonom, filosof och historiker. Marx räknas till grundarna av sociologin och är arbetarrörelsens mest inflytelserike tänkare. Upphovsman till den ekonomiska och revolutionära teori som kom att kallas marxism.FRIEDRICH ENGELS [1820-1895], född i Barmen, Preussen, var en tysk affärsman, sociolog, filosof och journalist. Som politisk tänkare, tillsammans med Karl Marx, grundare av den revolutionära teori som kom att kallas marxism.

'The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains.'Marx and Engels's revolutionary summons to the working classes - one of the most important and influential political theories ever formulated.Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.Karl Marx (1818-1883) and Friedrich Engels (1820-1895). Marx's works available in Penguin Classics are Capital, Dispatches for the New York Tribune, Early Writings, Grundrisse, The Portable Karl Marx and Revolution and War.

»Förändringskraften i Kommunistiska manifestet har bara överträffats av Bibeln. Som litteratur är det ett mästerverk.« | The Guardian Kommunistiska manifestet hör till de politiska pamfletternas mästerverk. Karl Marx och Friedrich Engels förutsåg historiska händelser, såsom mekaniserad massproduktion. När manifestet skrevs 1847 talade de med självklarhet utifrån denna beskrivna utveckling – med en alldeles magnifik retorik. Ingen politisk text har engagerat och inspirerat så många, så länge, som Kommunistiska manifestet. Den 21 februari 2018 fyller verket jämnt, 170 år. Då gör vi det åter tillgängligt på svenska. KARL MARX [1818–1883], född i Trier, Preussen, var en tysk sociolog, nationalekonom, filosof och historiker. Marx räknas till grundarna av sociologin och är arbetarrörelsens mest inflytelserike tänkare. Upphovsman till den ekonomiska och revolutionära teori som kom att kallas marxism. FRIEDRICH ENGELS [1820–1895], född i Barmen, Preussen, var en tysk affärsman, sociolog, filosof och journalist. Som politisk tänkare, tillsammans med Karl Marx, grundare av den revolutionära teori som kom att kallas marxism.

Det ”Kommunistiska manifestet”, som egentligen heter ”Det kommunistiska partiets manifest”, är ett av världens mest kända politiska dokument. Det skrevs av kommunismens grundare Karl Marx och Friedrich Engels år 1848 och är den första och bästa sammanfattningen av marxismens teoretiska principer. Trots att manifestet skrevs för över 150 år sedan är dess principer giltiga än idag. Denna utgåva inkluderar även ”Kommunismens grundsatser” som skrevs av Engels 1847. I denna text ställs 25 frågor om kommunismen som Engels besvarar. Tillsammans utgör dessa två skrifter en grundläggande introduktion till marxismen.

Kommunistiska Manifestet hör till arbetarrörelsens största klassiker. Med miljontals läsare världen över har Karl Marx och Friedrich Engels text från 1847 inspirerat allt från grundandet av partier och fackföreningar till revolutioner.Marx och Engles analys av samhällsutvecklingen som klasskamp och uppmaning till arbetarklassen att organisera sig förblir relevant och kontroversiell än idag. I serieform av Mats Kejonen blir originaltexten ännu mer aktuell och tillgänglig för en ny publik.

Med Socialismens utveckling från utopi till vetenskap (1880) försökte Friedrich Engels ge en kort introduktion till den socialistiska arbetarrörelsens framväxt och till den historiematerialistiska teori som han och Karl Marx utarbetat. Engels skriver om hur det kapitalistiska systemet och motsättningen mellan arbete och kapital uppstått. Men också om att kapitalismen och klassamhället har blivit ett hinder för utvecklingen. Det ekonomiska system som vi lever i nu varar inte för evigt. I stället kommer lönearbetarna att ta makten över produktionen. Det innebär socialism, klassernas avskaffande – och människans befrielse. Med förord av Madeleine Bengtsson.

Den ursprungliga tyska versionen av Kommunistiska manifestet publicerades i februari 1848 - det år då Europas länder genomlevde en rad revolter och revolutioner. Marx och Engels skrev manifestet för att sammanfatta den unga kommunistiska rörelsens ståndpunkter. Manifestet har översatts till svenska flera gånger och tryckts om ett otal gånger. Bokförlaget Röda Rummet gav senast ut Manifestet 2014. Till denna upplaga har en levnadsteckning över Marx och Engels av Sture Källberg lagts till.

'An astonishing masterpiece ... a political classic ... has an almost biblical force' Eric HobsbawmThe Communist Manifesto, Marx and Engels' revolutionary 1848 summons to the working classes, is one of the most influential political theories ever formulated. After four years of collaboration, the authors produced this incisive account of their idea of Communism, in which they envisage a society without classes, private property or a state. They argue that increasing exploitation of industrial workers will eventually lead to a revolution in which capitalism is overthrown. Their vision transformed the world irrevocably, and remains relevant as a depiction of global capitalism today.Edited with an Introduction by GARETH STEDMAN JONES

A selection of writings from Friedrich Engels. Socialism, Utopian and Scientific; The Principles of Communism; The Part Played by Labour in the Transition From Ape to Man; Ludwig Feuerbach and the end of Classical German Philosophy; and The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and the State.

The Communist Manifesto is one of the most influential pieces of political propaganda ever written. It is a summary of the whole Marxist vision of history and is the foundation document of the Marxist movement.Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels were aged 29 and 27 respectively when The Communist Manifesto was published on the eve of the 1848 revolutions. The authors had been close collaborators since 1844, and the Manifesto is a condensed and incisive account of the world-view they had evolved during their hectic intellectual and political involvement of the previous few years.This new edition is critically and textually up to date, and includes the Prefaces written by Marx and Engels subsequent to the 1848 edition. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

A rousing call to arms whose influence is still felt today, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels' The Communist Manifesto is edited with an introduction by Gareth Stedman-Jones in Penguin Classics. Marx and Engels's revolutionary summons to the working classes, The Communist Manifesto is one of the most important political theories ever formulated. After four years of collaboration, they produced an incisive account of their idea of Communism, in which they envisage a society without classes, private property or a state, arguing that the exploitation of industrial workers will eventually lead to a revolution in which Capitalism is overthrown. This vision provided the theoretical basis of political systems in Russia, China, Cuba and Eastern Europe, affecting the lives of millions. The Communist Manifesto still remains a landmark text: a work that continues to influence and provoke debate on capitalism and class.Gareth Stedman Jones's extensive and scholarly introduction provides an unique assessment of the place of The Communist Manifesto in history, and its continuing relevance as a depiction of global capitalism. This edition reproduces Samuel Moore's translation of 1888 and contains a guide to further reading, notes and an index.Karl Marx (1818-1883) was born in Trier, Germany and studied law at Bonn and Berlin. He settled in London, where he studied economics and wrote the first volume of his major work, Das Kapital (1867, with two further volumes in 1884 and 1894). He is buried in Highgate Cemetery, London.Friedrich Engels (1820-1895), as well as his collaboration with Marx, was the author of The Condition of the Working Class in England (1845), based on personal observations and research.If you enjoyed The Communist Manifesto, you might like Marx's Capital, also available in Penguin Classics.'The words of the Communist Manifesto flare like the fiery writing on the wall above the crumbling bastions of capitalist society: socialism or barbarism!'Rosa Luxemburg

I Naturens dialektik, som ansetts vara ett av marxismens grundläggande arbeten, ger Friedrich Engels en allmän framställning enligt det dialektiskt-materialistiska synsättet av naturvetenskapernas viktigaste landvinningar vid mitten av 1800-talet, vidareutvecklar den materialistiska dialektiken och kritiskt analyserar de metafysiska och idealistiska uppfattningarna inom naturvetenskapen. Naturens dialektik är resultatet av det mångåriga och grundliga studium av naturvetenskaperna som Engels företog. Det material, som hänför sig till Naturens dialektik skrevs ned under perioden 1873 till 1876. Engels studerade en omfattande litteratur kring naturvetenskapens viktigaste frågor och skrev tio mer eller mindre avslutade artiklar och kapitel och mer än 170 noter och fragment. Under åren lade Engels ned ett väldigt arbete; men det lyckades inte för honom att i full utsträckning förverkliga sina planer. Naturens dialektik förblev ofullbordad.

The Condition of the Working Class in England is the best known work of Engels, and still in many ways the best study of the working class in Victorian England. What Cobbett had done for agricultural poverty in his Rural Rides, Engels did - and more - in this work on the plight of industrial workers in England in the 1840s. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State (1884), was a provocative and profoundly influential critique of the Victorian nuclear family. Engels argued that the traditional monogamous household was in fact a recent construct, closely bound up with capitalist societies. Under this patriarchal system, women were servants and, effectively, prostitutes. Only Communism would herald the dawn of communal living and a new sexual freedom and, in turn, the role of the state would become superfluous.

This revised and enlarged edition of the leading anthology provides the essential writings of Marx and Engels—those works necessary for an introduction to Marxist thought and ideology.

DISCOVER THE WORK THAT LAUNCHED REVOLUTIONS AROUND THE WORLDAlthough it was published in 1848, The Communist Manifesto is as controversial and provocative as ever. Its stirring and poetic language helped spread Marx and Engels' socialist message far and wide, unleashing a century of political revolution.In an age of great inequality, the Manifesto's message of an exploited and suffering working class that must rise up and claim the means of production and wealth continues to resonate. This deluxe edition features an insightful introduction from Tom Butler-Bowdon which explains how the text came to be written, and why it remains popular.

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.Published in 1848, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engel’s pamphlet The Communist Manifesto is a landmark text in socialist and Marxist history – a rallying cry for the revolutionary overthrow of capitalist society by the working classes.

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.Published in 1848, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engel’s pamphlet The Communist Manifesto is a landmark text in socialist and Marxist history – a rallying cry for the revolutionary overthrow of capitalist society by the working classes.

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, and helped make us who we are.

Written when Engels was only twenty-four, and inspired in particular by his time living amongst the poor in Manchester, this forceful polemic explores the staggering human cost of the Industrial Revolution in Victorian England. Engels paints an unforgettable picture of daily life in the new industrial towns, and for miners and agricultural workers--depicting overcrowded housing, abject poverty, child labour, sexual exploitation, dirt and drunkenness--in a savage indictment of the greed of the bourgeoisie. His fascinating later preface, written for the first English edition of 1892 and included here, brought the story up to date in the light of forty years' further refelection. A masterpiece of committed reporting and an impassioned call to arms, this is one of the great pioneering works of social history.

'The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains.'Marx and Engels's revolutionary summons to the working classes - one of the most important and influential political theories ever formulated.Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.Karl Marx (1818-1883) and Friedrich Engels (1820-1895). Marx's works available in Penguin Classics are Capital, Dispatches for the New York Tribune, Early Writings, Grundrisse, The Portable Karl Marx and Revolution and War.

»Förändringskraften i Kommunistiska manifestet har bara överträffats av Bibeln. Som litteratur är det ett mästerverk.« | The Guardian Kommunistiska manifestet hör till de politiska pamfletternas mästerverk. Karl Marx och Friedrich Engels förutsåg historiska händelser, såsom mekaniserad massproduktion. När manifestet skrevs 1847 talade de med självklarhet utifrån denna beskrivna utveckling - med en alldeles magnifik retorik. Ingen politisk text har engagerat och inspirerat så många, så länge, som Kommunistiska manifestet. Den 21 februari 2018 fyller verket jämnt, 170 år. Då gör Modernista det åter tillgängligt på svenska.KARL MARX [1818-1883], född i Trier, Preussen, var en tysk sociolog, nationalekonom, filosof och historiker. Marx räknas till grundarna av sociologin och är arbetarrörelsens mest inflytelserike tänkare. Upphovsman till den ekonomiska och revolutionära teori som kom att kallas marxism.FRIEDRICH ENGELS [1820-1895], född i Barmen, Preussen, var en tysk affärsman, sociolog, filosof och journalist. Som politisk tänkare, tillsammans med Karl Marx, grundare av den revolutionära teori som kom att kallas marxism.

'The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains.'Marx and Engels's revolutionary summons to the working classes - one of the most important and influential political theories ever formulated.Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.Karl Marx (1818-1883) and Friedrich Engels (1820-1895). Marx's works available in Penguin Classics are Capital, Dispatches for the New York Tribune, Early Writings, Grundrisse, The Portable Karl Marx and Revolution and War.

»Förändringskraften i Kommunistiska manifestet har bara överträffats av Bibeln. Som litteratur är det ett mästerverk.« | The Guardian Kommunistiska manifestet hör till de politiska pamfletternas mästerverk. Karl Marx och Friedrich Engels förutsåg historiska händelser, såsom mekaniserad massproduktion. När manifestet skrevs 1847 talade de med självklarhet utifrån denna beskrivna utveckling – med en alldeles magnifik retorik. Ingen politisk text har engagerat och inspirerat så många, så länge, som Kommunistiska manifestet. Den 21 februari 2018 fyller verket jämnt, 170 år. Då gör vi det åter tillgängligt på svenska. KARL MARX [1818–1883], född i Trier, Preussen, var en tysk sociolog, nationalekonom, filosof och historiker. Marx räknas till grundarna av sociologin och är arbetarrörelsens mest inflytelserike tänkare. Upphovsman till den ekonomiska och revolutionära teori som kom att kallas marxism. FRIEDRICH ENGELS [1820–1895], född i Barmen, Preussen, var en tysk affärsman, sociolog, filosof och journalist. Som politisk tänkare, tillsammans med Karl Marx, grundare av den revolutionära teori som kom att kallas marxism.

Det ”Kommunistiska manifestet”, som egentligen heter ”Det kommunistiska partiets manifest”, är ett av världens mest kända politiska dokument. Det skrevs av kommunismens grundare Karl Marx och Friedrich Engels år 1848 och är den första och bästa sammanfattningen av marxismens teoretiska principer. Trots att manifestet skrevs för över 150 år sedan är dess principer giltiga än idag. Denna utgåva inkluderar även ”Kommunismens grundsatser” som skrevs av Engels 1847. I denna text ställs 25 frågor om kommunismen som Engels besvarar. Tillsammans utgör dessa två skrifter en grundläggande introduktion till marxismen.

Kommunistiska Manifestet hör till arbetarrörelsens största klassiker. Med miljontals läsare världen över har Karl Marx och Friedrich Engels text från 1847 inspirerat allt från grundandet av partier och fackföreningar till revolutioner.Marx och Engles analys av samhällsutvecklingen som klasskamp och uppmaning till arbetarklassen att organisera sig förblir relevant och kontroversiell än idag. I serieform av Mats Kejonen blir originaltexten ännu mer aktuell och tillgänglig för en ny publik.

Med Socialismens utveckling från utopi till vetenskap (1880) försökte Friedrich Engels ge en kort introduktion till den socialistiska arbetarrörelsens framväxt och till den historiematerialistiska teori som han och Karl Marx utarbetat. Engels skriver om hur det kapitalistiska systemet och motsättningen mellan arbete och kapital uppstått. Men också om att kapitalismen och klassamhället har blivit ett hinder för utvecklingen. Det ekonomiska system som vi lever i nu varar inte för evigt. I stället kommer lönearbetarna att ta makten över produktionen. Det innebär socialism, klassernas avskaffande – och människans befrielse. Med förord av Madeleine Bengtsson.

Den ursprungliga tyska versionen av Kommunistiska manifestet publicerades i februari 1848 - det år då Europas länder genomlevde en rad revolter och revolutioner. Marx och Engels skrev manifestet för att sammanfatta den unga kommunistiska rörelsens ståndpunkter. Manifestet har översatts till svenska flera gånger och tryckts om ett otal gånger. Bokförlaget Röda Rummet gav senast ut Manifestet 2014. Till denna upplaga har en levnadsteckning över Marx och Engels av Sture Källberg lagts till.

'An astonishing masterpiece ... a political classic ... has an almost biblical force' Eric HobsbawmThe Communist Manifesto, Marx and Engels' revolutionary 1848 summons to the working classes, is one of the most influential political theories ever formulated. After four years of collaboration, the authors produced this incisive account of their idea of Communism, in which they envisage a society without classes, private property or a state. They argue that increasing exploitation of industrial workers will eventually lead to a revolution in which capitalism is overthrown. Their vision transformed the world irrevocably, and remains relevant as a depiction of global capitalism today.Edited with an Introduction by GARETH STEDMAN JONES

A selection of writings from Friedrich Engels. Socialism, Utopian and Scientific; The Principles of Communism; The Part Played by Labour in the Transition From Ape to Man; Ludwig Feuerbach and the end of Classical German Philosophy; and The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and the State.

The Communist Manifesto is one of the most influential pieces of political propaganda ever written. It is a summary of the whole Marxist vision of history and is the foundation document of the Marxist movement.Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels were aged 29 and 27 respectively when The Communist Manifesto was published on the eve of the 1848 revolutions. The authors had been close collaborators since 1844, and the Manifesto is a condensed and incisive account of the world-view they had evolved during their hectic intellectual and political involvement of the previous few years.This new edition is critically and textually up to date, and includes the Prefaces written by Marx and Engels subsequent to the 1848 edition. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

A rousing call to arms whose influence is still felt today, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels' The Communist Manifesto is edited with an introduction by Gareth Stedman-Jones in Penguin Classics. Marx and Engels's revolutionary summons to the working classes, The Communist Manifesto is one of the most important political theories ever formulated. After four years of collaboration, they produced an incisive account of their idea of Communism, in which they envisage a society without classes, private property or a state, arguing that the exploitation of industrial workers will eventually lead to a revolution in which Capitalism is overthrown. This vision provided the theoretical basis of political systems in Russia, China, Cuba and Eastern Europe, affecting the lives of millions. The Communist Manifesto still remains a landmark text: a work that continues to influence and provoke debate on capitalism and class.Gareth Stedman Jones's extensive and scholarly introduction provides an unique assessment of the place of The Communist Manifesto in history, and its continuing relevance as a depiction of global capitalism. This edition reproduces Samuel Moore's translation of 1888 and contains a guide to further reading, notes and an index.Karl Marx (1818-1883) was born in Trier, Germany and studied law at Bonn and Berlin. He settled in London, where he studied economics and wrote the first volume of his major work, Das Kapital (1867, with two further volumes in 1884 and 1894). He is buried in Highgate Cemetery, London.Friedrich Engels (1820-1895), as well as his collaboration with Marx, was the author of The Condition of the Working Class in England (1845), based on personal observations and research.If you enjoyed The Communist Manifesto, you might like Marx's Capital, also available in Penguin Classics.'The words of the Communist Manifesto flare like the fiery writing on the wall above the crumbling bastions of capitalist society: socialism or barbarism!'Rosa Luxemburg

I Naturens dialektik, som ansetts vara ett av marxismens grundläggande arbeten, ger Friedrich Engels en allmän framställning enligt det dialektiskt-materialistiska synsättet av naturvetenskapernas viktigaste landvinningar vid mitten av 1800-talet, vidareutvecklar den materialistiska dialektiken och kritiskt analyserar de metafysiska och idealistiska uppfattningarna inom naturvetenskapen. Naturens dialektik är resultatet av det mångåriga och grundliga studium av naturvetenskaperna som Engels företog. Det material, som hänför sig till Naturens dialektik skrevs ned under perioden 1873 till 1876. Engels studerade en omfattande litteratur kring naturvetenskapens viktigaste frågor och skrev tio mer eller mindre avslutade artiklar och kapitel och mer än 170 noter och fragment. Under åren lade Engels ned ett väldigt arbete; men det lyckades inte för honom att i full utsträckning förverkliga sina planer. Naturens dialektik förblev ofullbordad.

The Condition of the Working Class in England is the best known work of Engels, and still in many ways the best study of the working class in Victorian England. What Cobbett had done for agricultural poverty in his Rural Rides, Engels did - and more - in this work on the plight of industrial workers in England in the 1840s. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State (1884), was a provocative and profoundly influential critique of the Victorian nuclear family. Engels argued that the traditional monogamous household was in fact a recent construct, closely bound up with capitalist societies. Under this patriarchal system, women were servants and, effectively, prostitutes. Only Communism would herald the dawn of communal living and a new sexual freedom and, in turn, the role of the state would become superfluous.

This revised and enlarged edition of the leading anthology provides the essential writings of Marx and Engels—those works necessary for an introduction to Marxist thought and ideology.

DISCOVER THE WORK THAT LAUNCHED REVOLUTIONS AROUND THE WORLDAlthough it was published in 1848, The Communist Manifesto is as controversial and provocative as ever. Its stirring and poetic language helped spread Marx and Engels' socialist message far and wide, unleashing a century of political revolution.In an age of great inequality, the Manifesto's message of an exploited and suffering working class that must rise up and claim the means of production and wealth continues to resonate. This deluxe edition features an insightful introduction from Tom Butler-Bowdon which explains how the text came to be written, and why it remains popular.

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.Published in 1848, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engel’s pamphlet The Communist Manifesto is a landmark text in socialist and Marxist history – a rallying cry for the revolutionary overthrow of capitalist society by the working classes.

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.Published in 1848, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engel’s pamphlet The Communist Manifesto is a landmark text in socialist and Marxist history – a rallying cry for the revolutionary overthrow of capitalist society by the working classes.

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, and helped make us who we are.

Written when Engels was only twenty-four, and inspired in particular by his time living amongst the poor in Manchester, this forceful polemic explores the staggering human cost of the Industrial Revolution in Victorian England. Engels paints an unforgettable picture of daily life in the new industrial towns, and for miners and agricultural workers--depicting overcrowded housing, abject poverty, child labour, sexual exploitation, dirt and drunkenness--in a savage indictment of the greed of the bourgeoisie. His fascinating later preface, written for the first English edition of 1892 and included here, brought the story up to date in the light of forty years' further refelection. A masterpiece of committed reporting and an impassioned call to arms, this is one of the great pioneering works of social history.

'The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains.'Marx and Engels's revolutionary summons to the working classes - one of the most important and influential political theories ever formulated.Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.Karl Marx (1818-1883) and Friedrich Engels (1820-1895). Marx's works available in Penguin Classics are Capital, Dispatches for the New York Tribune, Early Writings, Grundrisse, The Portable Karl Marx and Revolution and War.