The Communist Manifesto

Karl Marx; Friedrich Engels

Published by Yale University Press 2012

The Communist Manifesto

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
Edited by: Jeffrey C. Isaac

In the series Rethinking the Western Tradition

https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300163209

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About this book

Marx and Engels's Communist Manifesto has become one of the world’s most influential political tracts since its original 1848 publication. Part of the Rethinking the Western Tradition series, this edition of the Manifesto features an extensive introduction by Jeffrey C. Isaac, and essays by Vladimir Tismaneanu, Steven Lukes, Saskia Sassen, and Stephen Eric Bronner, each well known for their writing on questions central to the Manifesto and the history of Marxism. These essays address the Manifesto's historical background, its impact on the development of twentieth-century Communism, its strengths and weaknesses as a form of ethical critique, and its relevance in the post-1989, post-Cold War world. This edition also includes much ancillary material, including the many Prefaces published in the lifetimes of Marx and Engels, and Engels's "Principles of Communism."

Author / Editor information

Jeffrey Isaac is James H. Rudy Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for the Study of Democracy and Public Life at Indiana University, and Editor in Chief of the journal Perspectives on Politics. He lives in Bloomington, IN.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xiii
Introduction: Rethinking the Communist Manifesto Jeffrey C. Isaac Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
A Note on the Texts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
Preliminary Drafts of the Communist Manifesto Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
Draft of a Communist Confession of Faith (1847) Friedrich Engels Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
‘‘Principles Of Communism’’ (1847) Friedrich Engels Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	52
The Text of the Communist Manifesto Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, the Communist Manifesto Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
Appendix: Prefaces to Various Language Editions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
Preface to the German Edition of 1872 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
Preface to the Russian Edition of 1882 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	104
Preface to the German Edition of 1883 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
Preface to the English Edition of 1888 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	106
Preface to the German Edition of 1890 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	110
Preface to the Polish Edition of 1892 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
Preface to the Italian Edition of 1893 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
Essays
The Morals of the Manifesto Steven Lukes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
The Communist Manifesto: Between Past and Present Stephen Eric Bronner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	144
Reflections on the Fate of Marxism in Eastern Europe: Fulfillment or Bastardization? Vladimir Tismaneanu Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	166
Marxism and Globalization: Revisiting the Political in the Communist Manifesto Saskia Sassen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
Rethinking the Western Tradition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213

Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Pages
- Main content: 256
Illustrations
- Other: 0

eBook

Published: May 29, 2012
ISBN: 9780300163209