The Communist Manifesto Original

‘An astonishing masterpiece … a political classic … has an almost biblical force’ Eric Hobsbawm The 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

FRIEDRICH ENGELS?was a German philosopher,?economist, historian,?political theorist and?revolutionary socialist. He was also a businessman, journalist and political activist. Engels developed what is now known as?Marxism?together with?Karl Marx. In 1845, he published?The Condition of the Working Class in England, based on personal observations and research in English cities. In 1848, Engels co-authored?The Communist Manifesto?with Marx and also authored and co-authored many other works. After Marx’s death, Engels edited the second and third volumes of?Das Kapital.?He died in 1895.