The Communist Manifesto

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The Communist Manifesto is a foundational 1848 political pamphlet by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that outlines the principles of communism and calls for the proletariat to overthrow capitalist systems.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
manifesto
political pamphlet
author Friedrich Engels
Karl Marx
callsFor overthrow of the bourgeoisie
proletarian revolution
circulation worldwide
countryOfOrigin Germany
criticizes bourgeois property relations
capitalist mode of production
genre communist literature
political theory
hasPart Chapter I: Bourgeois and Proletarians
Chapter II: Proletarians and Communists
Chapter III: Socialist and Communist Literature
Chapter IV: Position of the Communists in Relation to the Various Existing Opposition Parties
Preface
historicalContext European Revolutions of 1848
ideology Marxism
communism
influenced Marxist political parties
international communist movement
socialist movements worldwide
influencedBy British political economy
French socialism
German philosophy
keyConcept abolition of classes
class antagonism
dictatorship of the proletariat
historical materialism
language German
openingLine A spectre is haunting Europe — the spectre of communism.
originalTitle Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei
politicalPosition far-left
proposes abolition of private ownership of the means of production
centralization of credit in the hands of the state
establishment of a classless society
free education for all children in public schools
progressive income tax
publicationDate 1848
publicationYear 1848
publisher Workers' Educational Association (London first edition)
subject bourgeoisie
capitalism
class struggle
communism
proletariat
revolution
title The Communist Manifesto
translatedInto many languages


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