--- product_id: 510327736 title: "Communist Manifesto" brand: "karl marx" price: "€ 3.05" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.at/products/510327736-communist-manifesto store_origin: AT region: Austria --- # 4.3/5 from 19,919 reviews - trusted acclaim Published 1848 - timeless influence Ranked #16,247 in Books - proven popularity Communist Manifesto **Brand:** karl marx **Price:** € 3.05 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 📚 Own the manifesto that sparked revolutions and conversations worldwide! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Communist Manifesto by karl marx - **How much does it cost?** € 3.05 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.at](https://www.desertcart.at/products/510327736-communist-manifesto) ## Best For - karl marx enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted karl marx brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Accessible Classic:** Penguin Classics edition offers a high-quality, durable hardback for your professional library. - • **Enduring Relevance:** Explore class struggle and capitalism’s mechanics with insights still debated today. - • **Conversation Starter:** Join millions of readers engaging with one of history’s most provocative texts. - • **Historical Game-Changer:** Dive into the manifesto that reshaped political thought and ignited global movements. - • **Intellectual Foundation:** Authored by Marx & Engels, the cornerstone of Marxist theory and economic critique. ## Overview The Communist Manifesto, published in 1848 by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, is a seminal political manuscript analyzing class struggle and capitalism. This Penguin Classics hardback edition combines historical significance with enduring intellectual impact, boasting a 4.3-star rating from nearly 20,000 readers. Essential for professionals seeking to understand the economic and social theories that continue to influence global discourse. ## Description Manifesto of the Communist Party (German: Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei), often referred to as The Communist Manifesto, was published on February 21, 1848, and is one of the worlds most influential political manuscripts. Commissioned by the Communist League and written by communist theorists Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, it laid out the Leagues purposes and program. It presents an analytical approach to the class struggle (historical and present) and the problems of capitalism, rather than a prediction of communisms potential future ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Dimensions | 14.61 x 0.51 x 22.23 cm | | Edition | New | | Isbn 10 | 0850364787 | | Isbn 13 | 978-0850364781 | | Item Weight | 54 g | | Language | English | | Print Length | 32 pages | | Publication Date | 24 Mar. 1998 | | Publisher | The Merlin Press Ltd | ## Images ![Communist Manifesto - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71hCgdhydLL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A manifesto of great historical significance *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 11 February 2011* It merits five stars because of its importance, though it is not the best introduction to Marxist theory. A key element is the materialist conception of history, also called historical materialism and dialectical materialism. This views history as the inevitable progress from primitive communism to feudalism to capitalism and finally modern communism. The theory sees economics as the key shaper of historical events. In Marxism the all-important economic structure, or "foundation", of society determines the "superstructure" of ideas, morals, religion, social and political institutions etc. In its extreme form historical materialism is completely deterministic and in this form it is open to serious objections, but though Marx and Engels probably did not do enough to disown the determinism of their followers, it is clear they meant something less. Later Engels was to write that historical materialism "is in the last resort decisive in the production and reproduction of actual life...the economic condition is the basis but the various elements of the superstructure...exert an influence of the historical struggles, and in many instances determine their form."Marx's historical materialism operates via the class struggle. "class" is used in the sense of an economic group defined by its position in the process of production: slave/master, serf/feudal lord, worker/capitalist. According to Marx, whenever private ownership of the means of production exists there is class conflict over the division of the fruits of production. The Manifesto claims that what is new in the capitalist era is that classes have been reduced to just two, because small employers and self-employed craftsmen were being driven into the ranks of the proletariat and exploitation worsens:"The bourgeoisie...has pitilessly torn asunder the motley feudal ties that bound man to his `natural superiors', and has left remaining no other nexus between man and man naked self-interest, than callous cash payment...for exploitation, veiled by religious and political illusions, it has substituted naked, shameless, direct, brutal exploitation."What, then, of the inevitable collapse of capitalism? The key element is the theory of the surplus value of labour, by which Marx meant that labour is not paid the full value of its product - the difference between the wage and the value of the workers' labour being profit. Hence capitalism is based on exploitation. On this flimsy edifice an entire structure is built. The nature of capitalism means constant competition with wages driven down to subsistence level and when they can fall no further capitalists turn to machines, which create a "reserve army of the unemployed". Wages become so low that not all the good produced can be purchased. This leads to trade cycles of booms and slumps and ever-deepening crises. The constant competition also means that over time the number of firms is reduced to a few large firms, which is an inherent contradiction (a word much loved by Marxists) within capitalism. Not surprisingly, think Marx and Engels, all this breeds alienation among the proletariat. Eventually revolution in the most advanced capitalist states will overthrow the bourgeoisie and usher in a classless society. All political authority will disappear, for only administrative functions will remain in "an association in which the free development of each is the condition for the free development of all", with equal access to culture and education in a society in which all willingly embrace the principle of "From each according to his ability; to each according to his needs."Objections to all this include asking what does "in the last resort" actually mean in the materialist conception of history. As for the class struggle, capitalism has not seen society divided into just two classes, and the proletariat has not sunk into the pitiful state predicted. Marx failed to see that the new industrial technology might create new ruling managerial elite - a possibility already discussed by Saint Simon and Comte. Revolutions have not taken place in the most advanced countries, and most historians regard the "communist revolutions" in backward countries as coup d'états rather than revolutions - and not even "communist". However, there is much of interest and value in Marx and Engels. For example, after Marx historians began to re-evaluate the history of the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries with the economic tools fashioned by Marx. Some Marxists believe that the revolutions have merely been delayed and will come to pass. I am not of that persuasion. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Everyone should read this *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 19 July 2024* I'm a beginner to communist discourse and am not well versed. This was my first foray into communism and I have to say, this has been an incredible read.Without talking too much about the book, there's people here that are much more knowledgeable, here's my review.I researched a lot for what the best translation would be and I was very pleased to be lead to the Penguin Classics translation. I love a good hardback book, and this is one.I can't comment on the introduction as I skipped it. Great value for money . ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A very Interesting 🤔 *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 25 July 2026* 4.25 starsReally enjoyed the book, the ideas were so powerful and real."You are horrified at our intending to do away with private property. But in your existing society, private property is already done away with for nine-tenths of the population."Like so true!Ig i’m a marxist? 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