History 1401E Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: The Communist Manifesto, Friedrich Engels, Class Conflict
28 Apr 2015
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Communist manifesto, karl marx and friedrich engels (from perry et al, pp. Communist manifesto written by karl marx and friedrich engels has been recognized as one of the world"s most popular political manuscripts. The manuscript presents a philosophy of history and a theory of society1 as well as acting as an analytical approach to the class struggle historically as well as presently. In addition to this communist manifesto underlines the problems of capitalism in relation to its negative effect on the proletarians as well as the state. Furthermore the manifesto features both authors" ideas of how capitalist society of the time will be replaced firstly by socialism and then communism. Marx"s call for a working class revolution against capitalism and the creation of a classless society2, played an integral role in the ideology of 20th century communist revolutions, as well as the creations of communist states.
