Here, at last, is an authoritative introduction to history’s most important political document, with the full text of The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels. This edition is fully annotated, with clear historical references and explication, additional related texts and a glossary that brings the text to life for students, as well as the general reader. Since it was first written in 1848, The Manifesto has been translated into more languages than any other modern text. It has been banned, censored, burned and declared “dead.” But year after year, the text only grows more influential, remaining required reading in courses on philosophy, politics, sociology, economics and history. The New Yorker recently described Karl Marx as “The Next Thinker” for our era. This book shows readers why.

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