First published in 1848,ย The Communist Manifestoย is one of the most influential pieces of writing of all time. Written by two leading German philosophers whose names are now universally known,ย The Communist Manifestoย is a documentation of class struggle and the plight of workers under capitalism, and a call for redress.
In it, Marx and Engels lay out a searing account of the damage wrought by capitalism, and set out a route towards an alternative: a society without class, private property or a state. Beating a path for revolution and the overthrow of capitalism,ย The Communist Manifestoย is a stirring call to arms that resounds with truth and power today.
Karl Heinrich Marx (1818โ83) was a German philosopher, historian and revolutionary. He is best remembered today forย The Communist Manifestoย and his four-volumeย Das Kapital.
Friedrich Engels (1820โ95) was a German philosopher, historian and theorist best remembered for collaborating with Marx onย The Communist Manifestoย and for helping to develop theories that founded Marxism.