{"product_id":"a-spectre-haunting-on-the-communist-manifesto-9781642598919","title":"A Spectre, Haunting: On the Communist Manifesto","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChina Miéville's \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003estrikingly imaginative new introduction to \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethe \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCommunist Manifesto\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e offers both a critical appraisal and a spirited defense of the modern world's most influential political document.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFew written works can so confidently claim to have shaped the course of history as Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels's \u003cem\u003eManifesto of the Communist Party\u003c\/em\u003e. Since first rattling the gates of the ruling order in 1848, this incendiary pamphlet has never ceased providing fuel for the fire in the hearts of those who dream of a better world. Nor has it stopped haunting the nightmares of those who sit atop the vastly unequal social system it condemns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMiéville provides readers with a guide to understanding the \u003cem\u003eManifesto\u003c\/em\u003e and the many specters it has conjured. Through his unique and unorthodox reading, Miéville offers a spirited defense of the enduring relevance of Marx and Engels' ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresented along with the full text of the \u003cem\u003eCommunist Manifesto\u003c\/em\u003e, Miéville's guide has something to offer first-time readers, revolutionary partisans, and even the most hard-nosed skeptics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChina Miéville\u003c\/b\u003e is the multi-award-winning author of many works of fiction and non-fiction. His fiction includes \u003ci\u003eThe City and the City, Embassytown\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThis Census-Taker\u003c\/i\u003e. He has won the Hugo, World Fantasy, and Arthur C. Clarke awards. His non-fiction includes the photo-illustrated essay \u003ci\u003eLondon's Overthrow, Between Equal Rights\u003c\/i\u003e, a study of international law, and the narrative history of the Russian Revolution, \u003ci\u003eOctober\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written for various publications, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, Guardian, Conjunctions\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, and he is a founding editor of \u003ci\u003eSalvage\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Haymarket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614685204754,"sku":"9781642598919","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b47a2141-d2f4-442b-a7e7-64fa3bd4c8fd.jpg?v=1732456620","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-spectre-haunting-on-the-communist-manifesto-9781642598919","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}