The Communist Manifesto By Karl Marx and Fredrick Engels (The Bedford Series in History and Culture) [Hardcover]

John E. Toews (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0312218125 | ISBN-13: 978-0312218126 | Publication Date: March 15, 1999

This new edition of the Communist Manifesto with related documents offers the broad sweep of Marx and Engels' thinking in a brief and accessible volume. Together with the complete text of the Manifesto, the book reprints some of the key theoretical documents of its formation which show the evolution of Marxian theory over time. The editor's introduction provides background on the political, social, and intellectual contexts of the Manifesto.

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"This exciting new edition combines The Communist Manifesto with the key theoretical documents of its formation in a well-conceived and well-organized volume. Beyond that, it shines because Toews's introduction is so rich and original, and essay so 'adequate' to the force of the Manifesto itself and so engaged in the story of its intellectual genesis. Students of intellectual history will definitely benefit from this valuable collection." --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

John Toews is Professor of History at the University of Washington and has taught at Columbia University.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 202 pages
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (March 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312218125
• ISBN-13: 978-0312218126
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,279,246 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: The Communist Manifesto: With Related Documents (The Bedford Series in History and Culture) (Paperback)

This is a great copy of the Communist Manifesto because, as with all of this particular Bedford Series, it provides lots of related documents to build context from. There is some text-book style background information, but most of the book is primary source documents that make it a really handy collection for anyone doing scholarly work. Fear not, whether you are trying to convert fellow commies or crush those revolutionary reds, this book will help you build your own case from scratch without having to wade through some author's opinion.