A Spectre, Haunting
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A Spectre, Haunting

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A Spectre, Haunting

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China Miéville's riveting engagement with the Communist Manifesto offers a lyrical introduction and a spirited defense of the modern world's most influential political document. Few written works can so confidently claim to have shaped the course of history as Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels's Manifesto of the Communist Party. Since first rattling the gates of the ruling order in 1848, this incendiary pamphlet has never ceased providing fuel for the fire in the hearts of those who dream of a better world. Nor has it stopped haunting the nightmares of those who sit atop the vastly unequal social system it condemns.In this strikingly imaginative introduction, China Miéville provides readers with a guide to understanding the Manifesto and the many specters it has conjured. Through his unique and unorthodox reading, Miéville offers a spirited defense of the enduring relevance of Marx and Engels' ideas.Presented along with the full text of the Communist Manifesto, Miéville's guide has something to offer first-time readers, revolutionary partisans, and even the most hard-nosed skeptics.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Epigraph
  6. Contents
  7. Introduction
  8. 1. On the Manifesto and the Manifesto Form
  9. 2. The Communist Manifesto in its Time
  10. 3. An Outline of the Manifesto
  11. 4. Evaluating the Manifesto
  12. 5. Criticisms of the Manifesto
  13. 6. The Communist Manifesto Today
  14. Afterword—A Communist Catechism
  15. Appendix A: Manifesto of the Communist Party, 1848
  16. Appendix B: Preface to the 1872 German Edition
  17. Appendix C: Preface to the 1882 Russian Edition
  18. Appendix D: Preface to the 1883 German Edition
  19. Appendix E: Preface to the 1888 English Edition
  20. Notes
  21. Bibliography
  22. Acknowledgments
  23. Index
  24. About Haymarket Books
  25. Also Available from Haymarket Books
  26. Back Cover