The Communist Manifesto

Author: Friedrich Engels; Karl Marx; David Aaronovitch

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  • : $13.00 AUD
  • : 9781784873691
  • : Penguin Random House
  • : Penguin Books Ltd
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  • : 0.076
  • : February 2018
  • : 178mm X 110mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 12.99
  • : April 2018
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  • : Friedrich Engels; Karl Marx; David Aaronovitch
  • : Vintage Classics Ser.
  • : Paperback
  • : 1805
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  • : English
  • : 335.422
  • : 96
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WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY YANIS VAROUFAKIS

The Communist Manifestowas first published in London in 1848, by two young men in their late twenties. Its impact reverberated across the globe and throughout the next century, and it has come to be recognised as one of the most important political texts ever written. Maintaining that the history of all societies is a history of class struggle, the manifesto proclaims that communism is the only route to equality, and is a call to action aimed at the proletariat. It is an essential read for anyone seeking to understand our modern political landscape.

Published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of Karl Marx's birth, this pocket edition includes a new introduction by the economist and bestselling author of And the Weak Suffer What They Must?and Adults in the Room, Yanis Varoufakis.

Author description

Yanis Varoufakis is the former finance minister of Greece and the author of several international bestselling books. And the Weak Suffer What They Must?- Europe, Austerity and the Threat to Global Stability reveals the underlying problems that led to the Eurozone crisis and its ongoing catastrophic mishandling. Adults In the Room- My Battle with Europe's Deep Establishment is an explosive memoir that reveals what goes on behind the scenes in Europe's corridors of power. Talking To My Daughter About the Economy- A Brief History of Capitalism (forthcoming) explains through vivid stories and easily graspable concepts what economics actually is and why it is so dangerous in the form of a letter to his teenage daughter. Born in Athens in 1961, Yanis Varoufakis was for many years a professor of economics in Britain, Australia and the USA before he entered government and is currently Professor of Economics at the University of Athens. Since resigning from Greece's finance ministry he has co-founded an international grassroots movement, DiEM25, campaigning for the revival of democracy in Europe and speaks to audiences of thousands worldwide. yanisvaroufakis.eu / @yanisvaroufakis