{"product_id":"9781411431959","title":"The Communist Manifesto and Other Writings (Barnes \u0026 Noble Classics Series)","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Communist Manifesto and Other Writings\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eKarl Marx and Friedrich Engels\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.\u003cp\u003eLargely ignored when it was first published in 1848, \u003cb\u003eKarl Marx\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eFriedrich Engels\u003c\/b\u003e’s \u003ci\u003eThe Communist Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e has become one of the most widely read and discussed social and political testaments ever written. Its ideas and concepts have not only become part of the intellectual landscape of Western civilization: They form the basis for a movement that has, for better or worse, radically changed the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAddressed to the common worker, the \u003ci\u003eManifesto\u003c\/i\u003e argues that history is a record of class struggle between the bourgeoisie, or owners, and the proletariat, or workers. In order to succeed, the bourgeoisie must constantly build larger cities, promote new products, and secure cheaper commodities, while eliminating large numbers of workers in order to increase profits without increasing production—a scenario that is perhaps even more prevalent today than in 1848. Calling upon the workers of the world to unite, the Manifesto announces a plan for overthrowing the bourgeoisie and empowering the proletariat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume also includes Marx’s \u003ci\u003eThe Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte\u003c\/i\u003e (1852), one of the most brilliant works ever written on the philosophy of history, and \u003ci\u003eTheses on Feuerbach\u003c\/i\u003e (1845), Marx’s personal notes about new forms of social relations and education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommunist Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e translated by Samuel Moore, revised and edited by Friedrich Engels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Puchner\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, as well as the author of \u003ci\u003eStage Fright: Modernism, Anti-Theatricality, and Drama and Poetry of the Revolution: Marx, Manifestos, and the Avant-Gardes\u003c\/i\u003e (forthcoming).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47138243969264,"sku":"9781411431959","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781411431959_p0.jpg?v=1763722189","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781411431959","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}