SOC101Y1 Study Guide - The Communist Manifesto, Bourgeoisie, Proletariat
Document Summary
Main aim of the manifesto: to publicize the view, aims and tendencies of the communists. Throughout history the oppressor and oppressed are in constant opposition to each other- the fight always ends in a revolutionary reconstruction of society or in the classes" common ruin. Modern bourgeois society sprouted from the ruins of feudal society and is a product of several revolutions in mode of productions and of exchange. Class antagonisms have become simplified to bourgeoisie and proletariat. Markets kept growing and demand kept increasing, manufacture couldn"t keep up which led to the industrial revolution. The modern bourgeois became powerful, taking over industrial middle class, pushing medieval classes into the background. They came up with a series of political developments (bourgeoisie gained exclusive political power and the state serves solely the bourgeoisies interests) Put an end to all feudal, patriarchal, idyllic relations . Eliminated relationships that bound people to their superiors. All remaining relations between men are characterized by self-interest alone.
