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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| instanceOf |
book
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manifesto → political pamphlet → |
| author |
Friedrich Engels
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Karl Marx → |
| callsFor |
overthrow of the bourgeoisie
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proletarian revolution → |
| circulation |
worldwide
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| countryOfOrigin |
Germany
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| criticizes |
bourgeois property relations
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capitalist mode of production → |
| genre |
communist literature
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political theory → |
| hasPart |
Chapter I: Bourgeois and Proletarians
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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
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| ideology |
Marxism
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communism → |
| influenced |
Marxist political parties
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international communist movement → socialist movements worldwide → |
| influencedBy |
British political economy
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French socialism → German philosophy → |
| keyConcept |
abolition of classes
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class antagonism → dictatorship of the proletariat → historical materialism → |
| language |
German
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| openingLine |
A spectre is haunting Europe — the spectre of communism.
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| originalTitle |
Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei
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| politicalPosition |
far-left
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| proposes |
abolition of private ownership of the means of production
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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
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| publicationYear |
1848
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| publisher |
Workers' Educational Association (London first edition)
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| subject |
bourgeoisie
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capitalism → class struggle → communism → proletariat → revolution → |
| title |
The Communist Manifesto
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| translatedInto |
many languages
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Referenced by (17)
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Communist League
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Friedrich Engels → Friedrich Engels ("Das Kommunistische Manifest") → Friedrich Engels → Karl Marx → |
notableWork |
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The Condition of the Working Class in England
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The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State → |
relatedWork |
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Friedrich Engels
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Communist League
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commissionedWork |
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1848 revolutions
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communism
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documentedIn |
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Marxism
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The Communist Manifesto
("Chapter II: Proletarians and Communists")
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The Condition of the Working Class in England
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influenced |
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Socialism: Utopian and Scientific
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The Communist Manifesto
("Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei")
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originalTitle |
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The Communist Manifesto
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title |