Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels
What’s inside
A political pamphlet advocating for communism and critiquing the problems of capitalism, laying the foundations for Marxist theory.
You’ll Learn
- Understanding the foundations of communism and socialism
- Gaining insight into historical political movements
- Reflecting on the nature of capitalism and its critiques
- Exploring the concept of class struggle and revolution
Key Points
- Bourgeoisie and proletariat as antagonistic classes
- Historical materialism and class struggle
- The need for a proletarian revolution
- Abolition of bourgeois property
- A call for the unification of the working class
- Dictatorship of the proletariat
- Communism as a classless, stateless society
Who’s it For
- Students of political science
- Historians
- Political activists
- Anyone interested in socialist theory
About the author
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels were German philosophers, economists, and revolutionary socialists who co-authored influential works.