Publisher's Synopsis
The Communist Manifesto is a political document written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in 1848. The work was commissioned by the Communist League, and international political party, established in London. The relative peace, stability and prosperity enjoyed by Europe in the aftermath of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars, had not been shared equally across the population. Unrest amongst the working classes had led to harsh crackdowns reprisals from the great reactionary powers of Europe. The year 1848 saw revolutions spring up across the European continent.The document brings an analytical approach to the study of class struggle and the nature of society in historical and present conditions. Although the work is largely devoid of predictions of communisms inevitable triumph over capitalism, it is often cited as blueprint and founding document of left-wing political movements. The Communist Manifesto is recognized as one of the most controversial and influential political works of the modern age. It has inspired countless communist revolutions across the globe. In the authors own words the last paragraph of the Communist Manifesto calls for the "forcible overthrow of all existing social conditions".
