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The Communist Manifesto

The Communist Manifesto

Karl Marx (Author), Robert Conquest (Author)
January 2009
Trade Paperback · 67 Pages
$12.95 U.S. · $13.95 CAN · £7.99 U.K. · €9.99 E.U.
ISBN 9781596980839
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The Communist Manifesto is a doctrine of political philosophy which underlines the theory of socialism. In this famous work, Marx and Engels argue that the history of all societies is the exploitation of the working class and they underline the further exploitation by capitalist society. Larger economic forces, however, will eventually drive the exploited working class, the proletariat, to overthrow the bourgeoisie oppressors and when the revolution happens, all ownership of private property will be destroyed, causing all vestiges of a class system to disappear. The theory of communism and the economic impetus of society have been highly influential for many idealist societies and tyrannical despots alike.