Condition: Acceptable: Signs of wear and use. Some underlining. See images for the condition of this book.
Blurb: Capital, the Communist manifesto and other writings by Karl Marx. This book was edited and arranged with an introduction by Max Eastman.
"For a 19th century ideological piece, The Communist Manifesto gives an insight into aims, ideological aspects and values of socialism and communism, highlighting the exploitation of working class by the ruling elite of 'proletarians'.
From the criticism of capitalism to proclamation of state' s property and socialistic approach of individualism, the manifesto completely turns away from the fact that by state owned property and no free market principle as well as the ruling elite (state leaders) become all that they want to eliminate. Corruption, poverty and scarcity of resources and wage distribution is all that the manifesto wants to adjust for the benefit of the working class, but it has a lot of holes, questionable arguments and it lacks any working solutions or successful strategies - all which we can observe today in the 21st century while looking back at USSR, Cuba and modern day China. This is a must-read piece in order to understand the concepts of history, ideological difference and failed state approach. Why failed you might ask - well, if one takes enough time to look at China (capitalistic communist country), Cuba (contemporary example of how bad the corruption was in the Baltic States during the occupation of the Soviet Union) and Russia's oligarchy, where biggest state companies are owned by the state, causing instability in societal welfare, the Manifesto can be seen rather as opinion and well structured thought rather than working system of state/regional governance."