{"product_id":"the-communist-manifesto-the-political-classic-9780857088765","title":"The Communist Manifesto: The Political Classic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDISCOVER THE WORK THAT LAUNCHED REVOLUTIONS AROUND THE WORLD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlthough it was published in 1848, \u003ci\u003eThe Communist Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e is as controversial and provocative as ever. Its stirring and poetic language helped spread Marx and Engels' socialist message far and wide, unleashing a century of political revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn an age of great inequality, the Manifesto's message of an exploited and suffering working class that must rise up and claim the means of production and wealth continues to resonate. This deluxe edition features an insightful introduction from Tom Butler-Bowdon which explains how the text came to be written, and why it remains popular.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKarl Marx\u003c\/b\u003e was born into a Jewish family in imperial Prussia. Considered too radical to be given an academic post at university, he became a crusading journalist at a left-wing newspaper before being exiled to Paris, then to Brussels, and finally settling with his family in London. As the intellectual father of communism, Marx's impact on history is massive. It began with \u003ci\u003eThe Communist Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFriedrich Engels\u003c\/b\u003e worked in his family's cotton manufacturing business, but in his private time mixed with radicals. His book \u003ci\u003eThe Condition of the Working Class in England\u003c\/i\u003e was an exposé of the terrible factory conditions and child labour of the time. Engels was Marx's lifelong collaborator, and he edited the unfinished volumes of \u003ci\u003eDas Kapital\u003c\/i\u003e after Marx's death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Butler-Bowdon\u003c\/b\u003e is Series Editor of the Capstone Classics series, and has provided Introductions for Plato's \u003ci\u003eRepublic\u003c\/i\u003e, Adam Smith's \u003ci\u003eWealth of Nations\u003c\/i\u003e, Machiavelli's \u003ci\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/i\u003e, Florence Scovel Shinn's \u003ci\u003eThe Game of Life and How to Play It\u003c\/i\u003e, and Kahlil Gibran's \u003ci\u003eThe Prophet\u003c\/i\u003e. A graduate of the London School of Economics, he is also the author of \u003ci\u003e50 Economics Classics\u003c\/i\u003e (2017) and \u003ci\u003e50 Politics Classics\u003c\/i\u003e (2015). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ewww.butler-bowdon.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Capstone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50618340835602,"sku":"9780857088765","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cd530961-4844-4452-a4d6-9996be0b7a62.jpg?v=1732532477","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-communist-manifesto-the-political-classic-9780857088765","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}