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Informationen zum Autor Karl Marx (1818-1883) was Prussian-born philosopher, economist, political theorist, sociologist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His collaborated with Friedrich Engels in writing The Communist Manifesto (1848). Expelled from Prussia in the same year, Marx took up residence first in Paris and then in London where, in 1867, he published his magnum opus Capital . Friedrich Engels (1820-1895) moved to England in 1842 to work in his father's Manchester textile firm. After joining the fight against the counter revolution in Germany in 1848 he returned to Manchester and the family business. In subsequent years he provided financial support for Marx and edited the second and third volumes of Capital . He is the author of The Condition of the Working Class in England (1845), and co-author, with Karl Marx, of The Communist Manifesto (1848). Klappentext Fiery and provocative, The Communist Manifesto has been a call-to-arms for everyone engaged in the movement to expose and overthrow the broken and exploitative capitalist system. This beautiful collectible edition includes a new introduction by Jodi Dean and a new foreword by David Harvey. Zusammenfassung A stunning edition of Marx and Engels' classic manifesto with an introduction by Jodi Dean and afterword by David Harvey.
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Karl Marx (1818-1883) was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His ideas played a significant role in the establishment of the social sciences and the development of the socialist movement.
